Chapter 53: Hidden Dragon Liu Bei (2)
"Close the door and light the incense!" Back in the inner hall, Liu Bei sat cross-legged and began to close his eyes and meditate, the old servant outside hurriedly closed the door and closed the door, isolating the small courtyard from the outside world, Guan Yu took out a thumb-thick agarwood and lit it, inserted it in the middle of the hall, and then stood left and right with Zhang Fei to guard the eldest brother, so as not to disturb him, this incense contains tiger bones, musk and other contemplative medicinal materials, whenever Liu Bei wants to decide on a big thing, he will light one, and then sit cross-legged and meditate, repeatedly thinking about the success or failure of things!
Liu Bei's family was poor when he was a child, he didn't have much education, but he was gifted, and he had a unique ability, that is, he could decide big things, he could pick out the information that was useful to him in countless messages, and then carefully analyze and compare, and then predict the direction of things, especially extremely sensitive to some potential dangers, it is this magical ability that has allowed him to escape death countless times!
Now that the storm is everywhere, the world will be chaotic, it is the time for heroes and heroes to take the opportunity to rise, to achieve great things, there must be three conditions, one, fame, two, assistant; Three money!
"I, Liu Bei, am the king of Zhongshan, a dignified Han clan, and in terms of fame, it is enough to say it!" Thinking of his origin, Liu Bei nodded secretly, this is also the only capital left to him by his ancestors, although it is said that the bloodline has been thin to his generation, but as long as the surname is Liu, it is natural political capital, I think that Liu Xiu, the emperor of Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, did not also raise troops as a clan member of the Han family, and finally swept the world and created a situation of 'Guangwu Zhongxing', since they are all descendants of the Han family, and they have encountered a rare opportunity in troubled times, he Liu Xiu can do it, I Liu Bei can do the same!
"Talk about this assistant!" Liu Bei looked back at the two Guan Zhang around him, since their three brothers Taoyuan got righteous, swore to live and die together, Liu Bei believes that no matter when, where, what kind of down-and-out situation, these two brothers will also live and die together, never give up, with their help, it is really a great blessing in life, of course, if there are a few more such assistants, it will be better!
"As for this last item, money?" Liu Bei had a headache when he thought of this, he was a seller of straw sandals, the second brother Guan Yu was a seller of mung beans, all of them belonged to the kind of people who ate the last meal but didn't have the next meal, the third brother Zhang Fei was born in selling pork, and the family had a little money, but it was already exhausted when the Taoyuan Righteous Gathering was in the countryside, and it can be said that the three of them now have nothing but their own weapons and horses!
"Since ancient times, there has been no food and no soldiers! If you want to recruit troops and buy horses, you need money, and if you want to buy blades and armor, you still need money, but where does the money come from? Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a tumbling in his heart, now everything is ready and only money and food are owed, if there is a large amount of money and food to fund, Liu Bei believes that in the future chaos in the world, he will definitely be able to show his skills.
"Money? Grain! ……”
"Big brother is worried about money and food?" In the end, it was his own brother, Guan Yu immediately guessed the eldest brother's mind from Liu Bei's mouth.
"That's right, it's money and food, if there will be chaos today, if my brothers want to make a difference, they must have money and food, and with money and food, they can recruit troops and buy horses, accumulate grass and hoard food, and those things of virtue and benevolence can only be used to say, they can't fill their stomachs!" Liu Bei had nothing to hide from his brothers, and said everything he thought in his heart.
"Then Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are traveling everywhere, and they sell horses from the grassland, they have a lot of money, why don't the eldest brother ask them to help, with the conduct of the two, I think they will not refuse!" Looking at the Hun war horses in the courtyard, Guan Yu felt that this was a solution.
"It's a drop in the bucket, I'm afraid it won't help!" Liu Bei didn't want to open his mouth to Su and Zhang, but now it's not as good as before, when they were in Taoyuan, they just gathered hundreds of townships to join the army, and it was enough to have businessmen like Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to fund it, but now the pattern is different, what Liu Bei wants to plan is a major event in the world, and what he wants is thousands of horses and thousands of troops, and the money and food needed will naturally be an astronomical amount, which is not something that anyone can pay.
“! Without the support of a huge family, without a fundamental foundation to provide money and food, it is difficult to achieve great things! ”
"Don't worry, big brother, little brother has a way to get a lot of money and food!" Seeing that the two brothers were worried, Zhang Sanye, who had been drinking heavily, suddenly stood up, looking full of confidence!
"What is the third brother's good plan? Hurry up! Liu Bei knows that his third brother is coarse and fine, although he is a little reckless on weekdays, but sometimes he can come up with a whim and make some small surprises.
"Big brother knows that there is a Liang family in this Ji County, the head of the family is named Liang Million, and he is the first wealthy businessman in Youzhou, known as the rich and rivaling the country!" Saying that, Zhang Fei lifted a wine jar from the ground and continued, "This 'worry-free spirit' is produced by their family's workshop, which sells well in countless counties and counties in Kyushu, and can earn countless money every year. ”
"That's right, the younger brother has also heard that the Liang family is in the south of Jixian County, a big house, not a thousand, but also eight hundred, the end is extraordinary, I heard that the Liang family also has a young family master, named Liang Xiaoyu, this person has an obscene face, his appearance is not good, but he is a business genius, has surpassed his father's potential, if the eldest brother is willing to go, he will be helped!" Guan Yu on the side also agreed, this Guan Erye is also obsessed with martial arts, and rarely asks about the things in Jixian County, and now even he can say a thing or two, which shows the great influence of the Liang family.
"Well, what the two virtuous brothers said is very true, tomorrow morning, we will go to visit the Liang family!" In the end, Liu Bei made the final decision!
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Early the next morning, Liu Bei bathed and changed clothes, tidied up, took Guan and Zhang, and went straight to the Liang Mansion in the south of the city. Seeing these Liu Bei, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened, so much fine iron, if it is used to make blades, it is more than enough to equip tens of thousands of people, it seems that there are not many people in the world who have the same mind as themselves!
The leader of the caravan was a short, dark-skinned young man, who was directing his men to inspect the vehicles, although this person was not good-looking, but he was rich and noble, and all the places where metal could be used were decorated with gold, golden hairpins, gold belts, gold hooks, and a large gold abacus in his hand, and the abacus beads jingled around the room, almost engraved five big characters on the door of his head - I am a rich man, and it is vulgar to the extreme!
After inquiring with passers-by, I found out that the guy who was covered in gold was the ninth young master of the Liang Mansion - Liang Xiaoyu, and he was also the most favored son of the head of the Liang family, and he had been established as the young head of the family.
"Young Master, be careful all the way!" Steward Cui, who is getting older and older, is saying goodbye to his own Ninth Young Master, it stands to reason that the Liang family has a big business, and there are countless shopkeepers and men at all levels, so there is no need for Liang Xiaoyu to work hard this time, but the Ninth Young Master insists on doing so, saying that he is doing things for his friends, and he must do it himself!
"Uncle Cui, please go back, during Xiaoyu's absence, the family's affairs will be tired Uncle Cui, and please tell my father, the child will definitely make my Liang family's business route wider and go further!" After bowing and saluting, Liang Xiaoyu turned over and got on his horse, and shouted to the guys behind him in high spirits, "Let's go!" ”
This time, Liang Xiaoyu personally escorted hundreds of truckloads of fine iron to make a loss-making transaction, but our 'Liang Caishen' was elated, because his destination this time was Bingzhou-Yanmen Pass!
In addition to Xiao Yi in the whole world, it is estimated that no one can use a letter to let his dignified Liang Family's ninth young master send goods all the way over, it can be said that this car is not loaded with goods, but the friendship between Liang Xiaoyu and Xiao Yi, at the end of the day, the friendship of sharing joys and sorrows!
Watching the caravan go away, Liu Bei came to the door of the Liang Mansion and saluted Steward Cui and said, "After King Jing of Zhongshan - Liu Bei, come to visit the head of the Liang family, and ask the old man to pass on the message on his behalf!" ”
"Oh! When a distinguished guest comes to the door, he is disrespectful and disrespectful! Disrespectful! Come on, inside please! "If it was an ordinary person coming to the door, the old housekeeper Cui would be sent away, now the Liang family is rich in the world, even high-ranking officials such as the county guard have to salute three points when they come here, and the ordinary petty officials can't even enter the door, but Liu Bei reported his own door, but he was taken aback, the Han family, not to mention the Liang family, even the emperor's Jinluan Palace!
Moreover, Liu Bei looks dignified, and his own bearing is even more extraordinary, Cui Lao Butler has read countless people in his life, but he has never seen a few such characters, so he does not dare to slack off at all, while inviting Liu Bei into the house, he sends people to report to his master!
In this way, Liu Bei entered the Liang Mansion smoothly, and was led all the way to the small garden at the back, where the head of the family, Liang Million, used to entertain VIPs, and the dragon and phoenix were not allowed to enter, there is no doubt that Liu Bei obtained this qualification.
No one knows what Liu Bei talked to Liang Million inside, because even Guan and Zhang can only guard at the door, and the old housekeeper Cui only occasionally goes in when he is serving tea and water, but when Liu Bei leaves two hours later, Liang Million, who never leaves easily, personally sent him to the gate, and his attitude was very respectful!
This surprised the old housekeeper Cui, there are only a handful of people who can be personally sent out by his master over the years, the last one is Xiao Yi, and now he is famous all over the world, "The master values this person so much, isn't it because he respects his Han family background?" ”
"Hehe, although the Han clan is noble, there are a lot of them in the world, if so, it is not worth the old man to send it personally!" Liang Million's words are not an exaggeration at all, with the power of his Liang family at this moment, a mere declining Han clan is not worthy of his courtesy.
"Does the head of the family admire this person's extraordinary bearing and the appearance of a nobleman?" Old Butler Cui asked again suspiciously.
"Huh! The old man admires his thick skin, just by virtue of this, there will be this person in the world in the future! Looking at Liu Bei's distant figure, Liang Million must have said something abnormal, the vision of a businessman will never be wrong!