Chapter 51 Forcibly Collecting Two Merchants for Weapons
Liu Zhang had long known that with such a great merit, it would be strange if the emperor did not recruit him into Beijing. As for the master, Liu Zhang hasn't thought about it for the time being. No matter how great the merit is, it depends on who stands. If a person with a foreign surname makes such a great achievement, most of them will have to be cooked by rabbits and dogs, but Liu Zhang is a relative of the Han family, even if he is crowned a king, it is not an exaggeration. It's just that Liu Hong is not dead, Liu Zhang is not destroyed, if Liu Hong dies, unless Liu Zhang is willing to give up the power in his hands, he just doesn't want to rebel, and the next king will not allow him, but does Liu Hong have the next generation? The answer is no!
To be honest, Liu Yan really doesn't like Youzhou. This ghost place is cold, and there is no benefit, and you have to worry about foreign invasions. Originally, taking advantage of this big victory, Liu Yan wanted to move himself and transfer himself to another place, but he was strongly opposed by Liu Zhang. Because Liu Zhang knew that in a few years, the biggest turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty was coming. At that time, the whole country will be yellow turban thieves, except for the relatively safe vicinity of Sili Luoyang, there are dangers in other places, and Youzhou is located on the border, and the chaos will be smaller.
What's more, Liu Zhang still has selfish intentions, if he goes to Luoyang, how can he master the elite soldiers? As for Jiaozhou and other places that have not been affected, with Liu Zhang's surname, how could he be willing to shrink there? Of course, if Liu Yan can go to Yizhou in advance, Liu Zhang has no objection. It's just that Liu Zhang won't go, because he still has to build his dream in the troubled times. And now, Liu Zhang is having a headache about a very important matter!
When attacking Wuhuan Mountain, Liu Zhang was very dissatisfied with the weapons in the hands of his brothers! Not to mention the legendary Zhang Fei's Zhangba snake spear and Zhao Yun's rotten silver gentian spear, let's just say that the spear in Zhang Ren's hand is not ordinary. But now, except for Liu Zhang, who has the overlord gun given by the emperor, the brothers are all holding weapons used by ordinary soldiers, and better ones are specially made by ordinary blacksmiths, which makes Liu Zhang really unhappy!
Originally, Liu Zhang could use the money to buy some good equipment, but how can the purchased equipment be compared with special equipment? Liu Zhang, who returned to Jixian County, immediately hit the idea on Youzhou businessmen Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping! In history, didn't these two give Liu Bei 500 horses and 1,000 catties of betel iron? Now that Liu Zhang is here, these things naturally can't fall into Liu Bei's hands anymore!
What is the biggest profit of a merchant in Youzhou? Undoubtedly, horses, tea, salt, iron, and other items, but these things were controlled by the imperial court. Once discovered, unless there is a relationship in the court, it will be punished! Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are the largest iron and horse smugglers in Youzhou! Historically, what they gave Liu Bei was just leftovers that couldn't be sold and sold!
Liu Zhang can't visit Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping openly, and these two people don't have this qualification, but Liu Zhang has a way to let them take the initiative to come to Youzhou to assassinate the history of the mansion! Because Liu Yan is the soil emperor of Youzhou, with just one order, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping will not be able to move an inch in Youzhou!
Originally, the officials who were fed by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping would not necessarily listen to Liu Yan's words. But Liu Zhang's strong victory over Karasuma made them feel uneasy. That force, which was strong enough to repel more than 100,000 people in Karasuma, became a nightmare for the Youzhou family, and they did not dare to compare with the Karasuma army. However, there are still many kind-hearted people in the family, who took Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's money, and also told them who was making it difficult for them!
In fact, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping had long wanted to visit Liu Yan, but due to various reasons, they never made the trip. By the time they knew about Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's strength, it was already too late! However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are businessmen, and they will never go against the government. Since Liu Yan was dissatisfied, they naturally wanted to calm Liu Yan's anger.
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping prepared a generous gift and came to Jixian County. When they saw Zhang Fei, their eyes suddenly lit up. Because Zhang Fei's father Zhang Xiong and Zhang Shiping have a good relationship. As the saying goes: you can't write two words with one stroke. Seeing Zhang Fei, Zhang Shiping naturally wanted to take advantage of this relationship. Although Zhang Fei didn't understand why Liu Zhang wanted to embarrass Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, he had an advantage, no matter what Liu Zhang said, whether it was right or wrong, even if he wanted him to die, he would go, so under Liu Zhang's instructions, Zhang Fei became an accomplice in blackmailing and blackmailing Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.
Liu Zhang wants to take Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang for his own use, how can he say that he still has hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses in his hands, if there is no handy person, he is really difficult to deal with. However, it depends on whether Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are on the road or not! If they refuse, Liu Zhang doesn't mind killing them! Under the leadership of Zhang Fei, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping met Liu Zhang, and as for Liu Yan, after giving an order to restrict Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, he put these two people behind. No matter how rich a merchant is, in the eyes of the orthodox family, he is still a lowly person!
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were also shocked, they didn't expect that the person who really wanted to see them was this thirteen-year-old boy. However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping didn't dare to despise this son, because they knew that under Wuhuan Mountain, the blood of the hundreds of thousands of Karasuma people had not dried up, and in the eyes of this son, they were not much heavier than an ant!
In the living room, Liu Zhang sat quietly in the first place for a while, and Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping couldn't stand the atmosphere in the room. Su Shuang suddenly stood up and saluted: "I don't know what instructions the little boy wants us to come, if it is because of our negligence some time ago, please raise your noble hand, we are willing..."
"Are you worthy?" Liu Zhang said coldly: "Kill you, your things are all mine!" I don't think anyone wants to offend me for the sake of two lowly merchants, and kill you, even if I sue the emperor, I will only pay for the crime. In my ability, credit is a small thing. You know, I'm only thirteen years old, and I'll be growing up in the future! The slower the promotion of official positions, the longer it is beneficial to life! ”
"Smack!" The tea bowl in Zhang Shiping's hand fell to the ground, he thought that Liu Zhang was just dissatisfied that they didn't come to worship in advance, but he didn't expect Liu Zhang to have the idea of killing them. Zhang Shiping ignored the fragments of the tea bowl on the ground, knelt down and said, "Childe, it's not that we don't want to come, but... As long as Childe is willing to forgive us, we are willing to give all the family property, including those unknown things! ”
"You think I came to you because I wanted your things?" Liu Zhang smiled: "I'm not one of those unproductive families, I want subordinates, loyal subordinates!" ”
"This..."Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang looked at Liu Zhang very hesitantly, and after a long time, Su Shuang said helplessly: "Son, if you take refuge in you, can you protect our family?" ”
"Oh?" Liu Zhang somewhat understands that generally big businessmen like Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, if they don't have a little backstage, it will definitely not last long. Liu Zhang smiled and asked: "It seems that you also have some scruples, let's listen to it, who do you scruple about?" ”
"Yuan family!" Zhang Shiping said: "The Yuan family's horses and iron tools are all purchased from us, but they give too little money and ask for too many things. He also said that if we dare to be shoddy, they will make us have no place in Dahan! If we take refuge in you, the Yuan family will definitely be unfavorable to us! ”
Liu Zhang laughed and said: "Sure enough, the road is narrow!" I and the Yuan family are almost endless, if you take refuge in me, your family will be your subordinates, along with my parents, how about it? However, the ugly words are ahead, if you dare to bully the people with the power of my family, be careful of the dog's head! ”
There are also rules for big families to accept people, and with the identity of Liu Zhang, the family members of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang can act as subordinates, which is already a great kindness. As the saying goes: the prime minister's family has seven officials. In Youzhou, Liu Yan's father and son are the largest, and I don't know how many people want to enter the Youzhou Thorn Mansion as subordinates! Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping got Liu Zhang's promise, and the two of them kowtowed excitedly in front of Liu Zhang: "Thank you, lord!" ”
"Get up!" Liu Zhang was very satisfied with the performance of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, but it still needs to be investigated.
"Dare to ask the lord, why are you so concerned about us two businessmen?" Since they are already subordinates, they naturally have to understand Liu Zhang's intentions, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping know that if they can't show their due value, then they have no reason to exist.
Liu Zhang knocked on the table and said; "I need a batch of weapons, the best weapons!"
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other and smiled bitterly, the Yuan family found them back then, which was also the reason, but the Yuan family was not as strong as Liu Zhang. Su Shuangdao: "Lord, we have a batch of nearly 10,000 catties of fine iron, and we will transport it to the lord!" ”
Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Su Shuang! I'm not one of the idiots of the Yuan family, I don't need my subordinates to send me things! Besides, with your family background, you may be one of the best in Youzhou, but you are a fart in Dahan! Since I use you and blindly make you pay, sooner or later I will be betrayed..."
"Don't dare, don't dare!" As soon as Liu Zhang said this, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping hurriedly knelt down to express their position.
"Don't interrupt me!" Liu Zhang said unhappily; "It's not that I believe in your loyalty, but loyalty is not what a merchant should have. Businessmen only have interests in their eyes, so I am ready to bind you with interests. From today onwards, you are my subordinates, and under my protection, in addition to paying taxes to the state normally, I will take four layers of your annual net profit, and you will each receive three layers. As for the money to buy off the government, you don't have to give it anymore since you belong to me! Whoever dares to have an opinion, just say that I said it! As long as he dares to talk more, I will dare to destroy him! ”
As a businessman, vision is the most important thing. The Yuan family's eating was too ruthless, and it almost cut off the survival of the Su and Zhang families. And if Liu Zhang is really mad, they will also be unlucky. Because the Yuan family controls the sales of the Su and Zhang families, but Liu Zhang controls the source of the horses. Since both horizontal and vertical are dead, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping feel that Liu Zhang can fight here! Looking at the domineering Liu Zhang, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's hearts gradually leaned towards him!