Chapter 18: Preparations for War (2)

It was late autumn and early winter.

A gust of cold wind hit, Liu Bei didn't feel a chill, and his thoughts of dancing were suddenly recovered, and he picked up his pen again and said indifferently: "Zihui, I remember!" Go ahead, help me find Mi Zhu. ”

Liu Hui agreed and left quietly.

Suddenly, Mi Zhu went to the temple.

Although Mi Zhu is said to be a businessman, he looks white and clear, behaves elegantly, and does not have the small image that a businessman was born with.

He wore a delicate Confucian crown on his head, and wore a black and red placket slanted collar robe, with the edge of the robe at the hem of the Hua family, revealing a pair of cotton cloth with his head up, and his steps were slightly slow, as if he was afraid of disturbing Liu Bei, who was focused on handling affairs, and walked to the hall, he quietly stood on one side, silently waiting.

Although Mi Zhu's pace was a little slow, the chill caused by it had already made Liu Bei aware of it, and Liu Bei did not deliberately show that awareness, but he appreciated Mi Zhu's behavior.

After a slight pause, Liu Bei stretched his waist and yawned, only then did he really find Mi Zhu on the side.

"Here we are." Liu Bei said indifferently.

Mi Zhu bowed and bowed, and said, "Lord! ”

After the two finished the salute, Liu Bei waved his hand and motioned for him to sit next to him for a while, and immediately ordered the people around him to cook tea and serve the guests.

"Zizhong, I know that you are aiming for Huan Hai, but this time you are called to come, you still need to return to your old business!"

Liu Bei stared, a trace of sincerity flashed in his eyes, his tone was calm, without the slightest pretense of public pressure on private interests, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a faint smile.

Mi Zhu's eyes flashed, he was silent for a moment, and then he immediately said: "The words of the lord, Zhu has nothing to disobey, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

"Good!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed, and couldn't help but pat his hands and excitedly said: "Zizhong really lived up to my expectations." ”

Mi Zhu said modestly: "As a minister, it is natural to share worries for the Lord." ”

Who is displeased to hear such words!

"I wonder if the property under Zizhong's name involves Pengcheng, Xiapi and other places?"

Mi Zhu said without hesitation: "The whole territory of Xuzhou has ancestral industries, involving acres, wine shops, post houses, ports, cargo stations, private salt, etc., among which Xiapi, Pengcheng, Tanxian, Guangling, Yandu and other places are the most concentrated. ”

Liu Bei nodded, and then asked, "How many assets do Pengcheng and Xiapi have in total?" ”

Mi Zhu's eyes fluttered, as if he was thinking, he muttered in his mouth, was silent for a moment, and replied: "My lord! If it is converted into gold according to the value at this time, it is conservatively estimated to be about more than 100,000 gold. Before the lord recovered Xuzhou, the industries in Xiaxiapi and other places were greatly destroyed by the car, so it was so cheap. ”

Cheap!!!

Liu Bei was a little surprised, it seems that the assets of more than 100,000 gold are like the moon in the water, the flowers in the mirror, which are appreciable but untouchable, and in Mi Zhu's eyes, it is just the word cheap, just a word.

Liu Bei was stunned at first, then forced to calm down, and said indifferently: "Zizhong! Sell all the property and transfer it all to Guangling and other places, Pengcheng and Xiapi, it is very likely that they will be abandoned. ”

Mi Zhu was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe that the word "abandonment" could come out of his lord's mouth, and at that moment he felt as if the sky was about to fall.

"In the first battle of Xiapi, Xiahoudun was killed, Cao Cao must be heartbroken, and he is bound to raise another army to kill Xuzhou, Xuzhou is only afraid that it will fall into war again, I only hope"

Liu Bei's words were very plain, but the miserliness that flashed in his eyes was enough to make Mi Zhu know the difficulties of the lord, and abandon Xiapi and Pengcheng, the most painful thing was the lord Liu Bei.

"What do you hope for?"

Mi Zhu swallowed his saliva and questioned timidly.

"Huh."

Liu Bei shook his head helplessly, pretending to be calm and said, "I just hope that the thief Cao will not slaughter Pi again!" ”

Liu Bei only vaguely remembered that there was such a description of Cao Cao's slaughter of the city in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Whoever kills hundreds of thousands of men and women, there are no chickens and dogs, and Surabaya does not flow. ”

This kind of text just makes people feel creepy when they look at it, and at this time Liu Bei is worried about it! Cao Song is Cao Cao's father, and Xiahoudun is Cao Cao's brother in life and death, and he has saved Cao Cao's life several times, how can Cao Cao not be angry!

"My lord! Why not move the people of Pengcheng, Xiapi and other places to live elsewhere? ”

Mi Zhu is pure and good, hearing this, it is the Bodhisattva's heart suddenly rising, like such a lesson from the past, he would rather believe in it, never believe in it!

Move elsewhere! Liu Bei had also thought about this method, but the people always had a sense of homeland, and they would rather die in their hometown than live outside.

Move!? It's hard to get to the sky.

"It's !! hard"

Liu Bei sighed lightly, turned to stare at Mi Zhu, and said, "This time I called you here to pretend to be your hand and force the people to move elsewhere. ”

Mi Zhu stood up, bowed his hand and said, "Lord! Zhu knew what to do. ”

Liu Bei smiled indifferently, watched Mi Zhu leave, and secretly praised in his heart: "How fortunate it is to have such a person to assist!" ”

Migration! Persecute the people to move!

If the scale is not good, it will only make the people complain and the people's hearts are unstable! It is necessary not only to appease the emotions of the people, but also to ensure the stability of food, clothing, housing and transportation in the places of migration, and to provide corresponding compensation.

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Xuzhou Guangling Taishou Mansion.

The cold wind is bitter and whirring, because of the sea, although the temperature here is not beating, but the rampant cold wind is like a knife, blowing until people are reluctant to leave home for a moment.

Scalding a pot of turbid wine, a few dishes of exquisite side dishes, father and son, sit on their knees, raise wine to drink.

"Deng'er! Although Liu Bei temporarily led Xuzhou at this time, but Xia Pi died on the battlefield in the first battle of Xiahou Dun, so how could Cao Cao give up and give up, he would inevitably raise troops again to attack Liu Bei, and it was not a wise choice to take refuge in Liu Bei at this time. Think twice! ”

The person who said this was Chen Deng's father, Chen Qi. For the current situation, although Chen Qi's eyes have been spent, but his heart is bright, he has always been biased towards Cao Cao, and feels that Cao Cao is a hero in troubled times.

Chen Deng disagreed with his father's opinion, one of which was that Cao Cao's soldiers were brave at this time, and there was no shortage of geniuses, although he was the master of the Ming, but his Chen clan was still a drop in the ocean for Cao Cao, and it had little effect, in other words, the Chen clan could not grab many benefits from Cao Cao;

Liu Bei is not, this person is still on the rise, but also has great ambitions, his reputation is spread in the sea, and he is in urgent need of the support of famous families when he first established Xuzhou!

At this time, taking refuge in Liu Bei is like sending charcoal in the snow! Liu Bei must treat him as a guest, plus he is proficient in the art of war and has good strategies, and Liu Bei's subordinates are all mediocre people, and no one can compare with him!

If you help Liu Bei revive the Han Dynasty, then the Chen family will not only be a famous family in Xuzhou, but also a wealthy family like the Yuan family!

Chen Deng picked up a bottle of turbid wine, stared at the rising mist, let out a contemptuous laugh, and said indifferently: "Father! That Mi Zhu is still entrusted to Liu Bei with his life, what are we afraid of! The Chen family is prosperous here; Death is here! ”

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