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Looking at He Lu, who was grateful, Liu Xiu smiled, changed his words, and asked, "Mr. He, who is the biggest grain merchant here in Yingchuan?" ”

He Lu was stunned, thought about it carefully, and said: "It should be Lu Yun, he is the younger brother of Lu Lian." ”

Liu Xiu sighed, nodded, and said with a smile: "As long as Shopkeeper He is willing to help my Han Army wholeheartedly, he can also replace him in the future." He Lu blinked in surprise, and it took him a while before he reacted, and he was about to kneel down again, Liu Xiu took the first step, hugged him, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper He doesn't have to be so polite." Speaking of which, Miss Miaoying helped me, and with this relationship alone, so did I

I won't treat the shopkeeper badly! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! What General Liu said is extremely true! From now on, the villain must do his best to do things for the Han army and General Liu! ”

To do things for the Han army, he said it in an ordinary tone, and to do things for General Liu, he said it in an aggravated tone, and the focus of his sentence is obvious.

Liu Xiu secretly said smartly, and he said happily: "It's almost noon, Shopkeeper He and Miss Miaoying might as well stay and have a meal!" ”

"This ...... Isn't that too annoying? ”

Having said that, He Lu's mouth was already happy. 's own daughter, who is really her own lucky star, is tied to Liu Xiu's backer, and she will soar in the future, just around the corner.

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "It's not about bothering or not bothering, it's just a meal together!" ”

At noon, Liu Xiu prepared a sumptuous meal and ate with He Lu and He Miaoying, father and daughter.

Leaving the county office, on the way home, He Lu felt that his body was light and fluttering, as if he was in the clouds, and there was a sense of unreality.

He Lu glanced at his daughter frowning and looking at him with a blank eye, he smiled and said, "Miaoying, it can be seen that General Liu has a good impression of you, and when you have time in the future, you will often come over and walk around." ”

He Miaoying sighed secretly, why didn't she see that Liu Xiu had a good impression of her, but she could see that Liu Xiu had a good impression of her Ah Weng.

Jiaweng is neither a scholar nor a respected scholar in Xiangcheng, why does Liu Xiu, one of the leaders of the dignified Han army, favor Jiaweng?

There is only one explanation for this, Liu Xiu valued the food in the hands of the family man, but now that the entire Xiangcheng has been controlled by the Han army, Liu Xiu wants to get all the food in the hands of the family Weng, it is as easy as a hand, and there is no need for such courtesy.

As for Liu Xiu's deeper intentions, it is not something she can understand.

Also incomprehensible are Jia Fu, Ma Wu and others.

After the father and daughter of the He family left, Ma Wu asked curiously: "Lord, He Lu is just a grain merchant, we need food, just one sentence, he dares not to hand it over obediently, why be so polite to him?" ”

Could it be that the lord has taken a fancy to someone else's daughter? It's not like it, when eating, there is only He Lu in the eyes of the lord, and there is no He Miaoying at all.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him with wide eyes, Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and said, "Wooing He Lu and supporting He Lu is just planning for the future." ”

The eldest brother thought that as long as he firmly grasped the military power, he could kick Liu Xuan off the throne at any time and replace him.

However, in his opinion, the eldest brother thought things simpler. The longer Liu Xuan sits on the throne, the more stable his position will be, and the more difficult it will be to shake it in the future.

If the eldest brother really wants to replace him, if he doesn't get it right, he will come to the point where the soldiers meet.

When the day comes, it is not enough to have soldiers in hand, but also to master war resources. This war resource, including talents, minerals, money, and so on, is the most important of which is grain and grass.

Before the soldiers and horses moved, the grain and grass went first, and there was no food in the army, how could they fight?

Liu Xiu is co-opting and supporting He Lu, which is to pave the way for the future, he must master a grain road of his own, so that he can contribute to the great cause of his eldest brother in the future. He Lu can live like a fish in water under the noses of Li Wen and Jia Xuan, and make a windfall, which shows that he is clever enough and can be exquisite in all directions, and he has cut his head to rank among the scholar class, which shows that he is ambitious and self-motivated enough

。 These factors are all the points that Liu Xiu values He Lu.

Of course, how to firmly control He Lu still needs to take some thought.

But soon, the opportunity came.

That night, the largest granary in Xiangcheng, that is, the large granary of the main store of Yongcang Grain Shop, suddenly caught fire. This fire burned half of the sky in Xiangcheng red, and it was not until the sky was white that people put out the fire.

However, the entire granary was also destroyed by the fire.

He Lu overnight, as if he was more than ten years old, and when the sky brightened, he went to the county office, and after seeing Liu Xiu, he knelt on the ground with a puff and cried tears.

Before He Lu could explain the cause of the fire, the scholars of Xiangcheng came to the county office, and it was more than a dozen patriarchs of the scholars who met Liu Xiu.

Seeing He Lu kneeling on the ground and crying in a mess, people had no pity, and they all glared at He Lu fiercely. An elderly patriarch of the scholar clan bowed his hand to Liu Xiu, gave a deep salute, and said: "General Liu, I spent a lot of money yesterday to order grain in the Yongcang Grain Shop, and planned to give it to the Han army brothers to solve the urgent needs of the Han army brothers, but I didn't expect it

He Lu had evil intentions and wanted to put General Liu and the Han army brothers to death, and asked General Liu to immediately order to kill this thief! ”

As soon as He Lu heard this, he was stupefied on the spot. The granary caught fire, and his loss was even greater, and his brain got into the water to burn his own granary? These patriarchs of the clan want to join forces to kill themselves!

"Wronged! General Liu, the villain is wronged! He Lu was on the ground, knelt two steps forward, and cried loudly: "The fire in the granary is definitely not the work of a villain, General Liu is clear, General Liu is clear!" ”

Liu Xiu wasn't stupid enough to believe the words of these clan patriarchs, but he also didn't believe that the fire at the Yongcang Grain Store was accidental. He squinted his eyes, looked at He Lu with a deep gaze, and didn't say a word for a long time.

At this time, Choshi walked in briskly from outside, intervened in Liu Xiu, and said, "Lord! ”

Liu Xiu nodded, and said to the patriarchs of the various clans present: "Everyone, please go back to the house first!" ”

"General Liu, it is impossible for the granary to catch fire for no reason, something strange must have been done by He Lu!"

"Yes, General Liu, don't let go of He Lu, the villain! Raid his house and let him repay us for the loss!" "In order to buy grain from the Yongcang grain store, each of them handed over a lot of money.

"Okay, I know, when the investigation is clear, I will give you a satisfactory explanation, and go back first!"

"Yes! General Liu, the villain retires! "When the patriarch of the Shi clan left, he didn't forget to glance at He Lu fiercely, if his eyes could turn into a knife, it is estimated that He Lu would have been cut by them by a thousand knives now.

He Lu was not only shedding tears and snot at this time, but also cold sweat.

You must know that in his granary, there is indeed a lot of grain ordered by the scholars, and these grains are ready to be transferred to the Han army.

To put it bluntly, it was already military rations, and the military rations were burned in his own granary, how could he afford such a big responsibility?

He kowtowed forward again and again, choked with snot and tears: "General Liu, the granary fire, it's really not the villain's doing......"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu interrupted: "Even if it wasn't you, you are also derelict in your duties." ”

He Lu's body shuddered violently, and his head fell to the ground, his body trembling, but he was speechless to explain. What Liu Xiu said was the truth, and no matter how much he explained, he couldn't change the fact that the grain was burned.

"Let's eat a trench and grow wise, I hope this kind of thing will not happen again in the future!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu pulled He Lu and dragged him up from the ground.

He Lu looked at Liu Xiu in surprise, and couldn't react for a while.

Liu Xiu asked, "How much grain has the patriarch of the Shi clan ordered in your Yongcang grain shop?" How much did you pay? ”

He Lu looked at Liu Xiu cautiously, lowered his head hurriedly, and whispered, "They...... In total, they ordered more than 1,000 stone of grain and handed over ...... Nearly a million dollars were paid. ”

In normal times, the price of grain was less than 200 yuan per stone of grain, and 100,000 yuan of grain for 1,000 stones, but now, even if Yingchuan County is not a shortage of grain, the price of grain has increased several times.

However, the income of the common people has not increased, but has also been greatly reduced because of the various harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes set by Wang Mang, which shows how difficult the daily life of ordinary people will be.

During this period, people rose up everywhere in all parts of the country, large and small rebel armies, numbering dozens, or even hundreds, which is not difficult to understand.

Whoever wants to make the people unable to live, the people will naturally make him unable to live.

Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "Compensate others in full!" ”

He Lu grinned secretly and whispered: "If you pay the same amount, you will definitely not be satisfied with the Shi clan, according to the rules, if you fail to fulfill the contract, you have to ...... To double the compensation! ”

"Then double the compensation!"

"But...... But ...... "But if he doubles the compensation for the scholars, what will he do to collect grain from the peasants in the future?"

He was embarrassed to say it, but Liu Xiu understood his difficulties. He blinked his eyes and asked, "Shopkeeper He, if I lend you two million dollars, how much grain can you collect?" ”

He Lu was startled and looked at Liu Xiu in surprise, and after a while, he reacted and said urgently: "Villain...... The villain can gather at least five thousand stone of grain. ”

Two million dollars, you can collect 5,000 stone of grain, you collect 1 million yuan from others, and only sell more than 1,000 stone of grain, the profit in this is really huge!

Seeing Liu Xiu looking at him and smiling meaningfully, He Lu shrank his neck and said in a trembling voice: "When they came to buy food, the villain ...... The villain hasn't adjusted the price yet! ”

"Actually, you want to make a big deal on the Shi clan!"

Liu Xiu may not like the scholars, but he hates others lying in front of him even more. He said: "I treat the shopkeeper with sincerity, but the shopkeeper is not a fool when I am a fool? He Lu shuddered, knelt down again with a puff, and said in a hurried voice while kowtowing again and again: "Villain...... The villain wants to make a lot of money from the Shi clan, and then ...... Take this money again, collect more food, and give it to the general, hoping to win the general's favor! ”