Chapter 223 Mi Zhu wants to establish the Ministry of Commerce
"You... What did you say? Liu Zhang thought he had heard it wrong, he and Cai Yan had been married for several years, and he also had a relationship with Zhang Ning, but neither of them had their stomachs moving. Coupled with the infertility of Liu Fan, Liu Dan, and Liu Mao, he still thought that he also had a problem. I wanted to wait for the time to be ripe, and send someone to find Zhang Ji or Hua Tuo to diagnose and treat him. Unexpectedly, when he was most sorrowful, good news came.
As a doctor, the old man naturally regarded Liu Zhang's surprise as joy, and he bowed down and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, my lord, Mrs. is happy!" ”
"Yan'er, I'm going to be a father?" Regardless of his past or present life, Liu Zhang is the first time to be a father, and his feelings are really indescribable. However, to outsiders, Liu Zhang's expression was a little silly.
"Hmm!" was asked by Liu Zhang, Cai Yan's snow-white little face suddenly turned red as if dripping blood, but she couldn't help but answer, so she had to nod her head slightly and make a sound like a mosquito.
"Good! Good! Lao Tzu is going to have a son! Liu Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed, and the haze of his brother's death finally faded a little. The girls were also very happy to see that Liu Zhang had recovered, but when they looked at Liu Zhang's eyes, they were a little sour. Of course, although they are a little jealous, they will never be unfavorable to Cai Yan.
"My lord, Madame's pregnancy is only more than two months, and I still need to pay more attention..." Seeing that Liu Zhang seemed to be a little crazy, the old man was a little worried between his eyebrows.
"Oh! What should I pay attention to? Liu Zhang asked casually, the old man probably said a few points, and suggested that Liu Zhang find a few midwives to serve, after all, midwives are better at serving pregnant women, and doctors can treat diseases, but rarely treat gynecology.
After sending the doctor away and returning to the bedroom with the girls, Liu Zhang suddenly found that the atmosphere in the room was a little weird, and he couldn't help but smile and asked, "What's wrong with all of them?" ”
"No... No! Except for Cai Yan, who was leaning on the bed and stroking her lower abdomen, the other women were all blushing.
Because Cai Yan is pregnant with a child, Liu Zhang's mood is quite good, how can he not understand when he sees the appearance of several women. I only heard Liu Zhang smile and said: "Don't worry, if you have the first one, there will be the second, I will try to let you have at least one baby!" ”
"Ahh
Looking at a room full of warblers and Yanyan, Liu Zhang smiled, but he suddenly remembered Liu Dan and Liu Fan's entrustment under Yangping Pass, as well as Liu Mao's last words, and couldn't help but feel a little lost.
"Husband, although the three brothers are gone, the husband is still there. Wait for you and your sisters to have a few more children, and pass them on to the three brothers, so that their incense will not be cut off. Presumably, the spirits of the three brothers in heaven will also rest in peace! If the husband is always immersed in grief, presumably the brothers will not be happy! Seeing Liu Zhang's loss, Cai Yan whispered softly in his ear, which gradually calmed Liu Zhang's state of mind.
Looking at the worried eyes of the girls, Liu Zhang suddenly felt a burst of warmth, he gently hugged the girls into his arms, and the room became very quiet for a while, but it was very warm.
The news of Cai Yan's joy soon spread throughout Chengdu, followed by Yizhou, Chang'an, and Bingzhou. Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Fu Zhu, etc., all the civil and military officers under Liu Zhang's command who have been on the stage all wrote letters to congratulate. That Zhang Fei actually found Liu Zhang with the wine jar, wanting to stay drunk with him.
Under the good news of the imminent addition of Ding, the sorrow of Liu Mao's death has faded a little. After Fazhen transported Liu Mao's coffin to Chang'an to be buried with Liu Fan and Liu Dan, Liu Yan gradually improved. After experiencing the pain of losing a child, Liu Yan, who is over sixty years old, looks a lot older. In fact, Liu Yan was also remorseful, why did he listen to the words of the witch doctor back then, which caused Mrs. Liu's early death. However, Liu Yan didn't blame Zhang Lu's mother, after all, she was also Liu Yan's woman!
Cai Yan is pregnant, and Liu Zhang is not easy to fight. From Chengdu to Chang'an, the road was bumpy, and Liu Zhang had not repaired the road into Shu, so he didn't dare to take the girls to Chang'an. In case anything happens to Cai Yan's stomach, Liu Zhang will want to cry without tears.
Since Liu Zhang could not set off immediately, the construction plan of Chang'an, which was originally tight, became relaxed. Guo Jia knew that Liu Zhang intended to set the capital of Chang'an, so he discussed with Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to build Chang'an into a metropolis beyond Luoyang, and the Mi family gave all their wealth to support Liu Zhang. However, Liu Zhang only accepted most of it, after all, it was not easy for the Mi family to accumulate so much wealth.
Chang'an to expand, it needs manpower, but due to the long-term military disaster, the people of Chang'an died and fled, only tens of thousands of people remained, and the construction was overstretched, not to mention the expansion? Just when Guo Jia and others were quite distressed, a large number of displaced people suddenly poured into Bingzhou and Yongzhou. But when this population came, Guo Jia had a headache again, because someone had to consume food.
Liu Zhang, who accompanied Cai Yan in Chengdu, received a letter from Guo Jia asking for grain and grass, and immediately transferred it in Mingyizhou. Yizhou don't drive Zhang Su, govern Dong Fu, the two of them are the posture of Chinese people, such a large-scale transfer of grain and grass, so that the two of them are busy. In desperation, Liu Zhang had no choice but to join the ranks of allocating grain and grass.
Looking at the mountains of ledgers on the public case, Liu Zhang wanted to cry without tears. Although in later life, he was also good at mathematics, but he did not learn to keep accounts, let alone ancient account books.
"See the lord!" Just when Liu Zhang was stunned with the account book, a small school walked into the room and bowed.
"What?" Liu Zhang raised his eyebrows, he was depressed in his heart!
"There are two people outside the house who want to see them!" Seeing that Liu Zhang was in a bad mood, Xiao Xiao quickly restrained and bowed his head. Although Liu Zhang is not in the habit of getting angry with his subordinates, in the past few months, Liu Zhang's temper has become much shorter. In Chengdu, some strongmen who steal petty and rob homes have become his punching bag. There was a robber leader who was scraped alive by Liu Zhang, and the public security in Chengdu was good for a while!
"Who?" Liu Zhang put down the account book in his hand and rubbed his brows.
"One is called Guan Hai, and the other is called Mi Zhu!" The colonel held two famous thorns.
"Guan Hai? Mi Zhu? Liu Zhang was overjoyed and said: "Quick! Please! No! I'm out to greet you personally! ”
Liu Zhang strode out of the Assassin's Mansion and saw two people standing at the gate of the mansion. Guan Hai is eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and now he is wearing a short fight, how do he look like a farmer, and Mi Zhu is wearing a Confucian robe, standing tall, a gust of wind blows, and there is a faint feeling of fairy wind and bones.
"I've seen the champion Hou!" Mi Zhu knew Liu Zhang, and when he saw Liu Zhang personally greet him, he was a little flattered.
"You are Liu Zhang?" Guan Hai's urn was angry, and his words were quite rude.
"Bold! The name of the lord is also what you can call? As Liu Zhang's personal guard, Dian Wei glared at him and punched Guan Hai.
The big fist of the casserole, carrying the whirring wind, came to the face. Guan Hai's face changed, and he hurriedly reached out to block it. only heard a bang, and Guan Hai was knocked nearly three meters away.
"Old, that's enough!" Liu Zhang hurriedly stopped it, for fear that Dian Wei would beat Guan Hai to death.
"Humph! If it weren't for the lord here, he would have taken your surname! Dian Wei said coldly, turned around and returned to Liu Zhang.
Dian Wei is born with divine power, he can catch tigers with his bare hands, Guan Hai's martial arts are good, but he is not [***] Wei's opponent. With just one punch, Guan Hai felt a huge pain in his hands, and even his arms trembled. It's not that Guan Hai is intentionally rude, he is a farmer, how good is etiquette?
"Take care of the strong man!" Liu Zhang held Guan Hai and looked at his hands, except for some trembling, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
"Thank you... That one... What..."Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, he wanted to thank Liu Zhang, but he didn't know what to call it.
Mi Zhu poked Guan Hai and said, "Aren't you here to defect to the champion Hou?" Call the lord! ”
It turned out that Mi Zhu escaped from Xuzhou, and in order to prevent Liu Bei from robbing and killing, he went directly from Qingzhou through Yanzhou to Yongzhou, from Tongguan to Chang'an, and then to Yizhou. On the way, he met Guan Hai because of a robber robbery. Guan Hai heard that Mi Zhu was Liu Zhang's person, so he helped him.
Guan Hai's bravery was seen by Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu wanted to help Liu Zhang win him over, and he had a lot of help. Unexpectedly, after the conversation, I learned that Guan Hai was originally the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai, and he was invited by a friend in the past to defect to Liu Zhang. It's just that Guan Hai's friends worked in Bingzhou, and they broke up in the place where they entered Yanzhou.
Since the purpose is the same, and they are ready to defect to the same person, Guan Hai and Mi Zhu will go together. After getting along all the way, Mi Zhu had a good impression of Guan Hai, a rude and bold man, and saw that he was still confused, so he hurriedly reminded him.
"Ahh Guan Hai meets the lord! Being reminded by Mi Zhu like this, Guan Hai immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times. In Guan Hai's heart, kowtowing is the biggest gift. Back then, when he met the great sage and good teacher, he only kowtowed a few times.
"Get up!" Liu Zhang smiled and helped Guan Hai up and said, "You first be a guard by my side, and then follow Lao Dian!" ”
"Yes!" Guan Hai was very happy to receive the order, but when he raised his head and saw Dian Wei's hideous smile, he couldn't help but be a little worried. However, he still stood by Dian Wei's side.
"Zizhong, you came too soon!" After sending Guan Hai away, Liu Zhang pulled Mi Zhu over, looking very excited, and even Mi Zhu was a little surprised.
Can Liu Zhang not be excited? Looking at a few grain and grass books, he was going crazy. Now that there is Mi Zhu, a big businessman specializing in grain and grass, or a humble gentleman, Liu Zhang can get out of the sea of suffering!
Although Mi Zhu was a little surprised in his heart, how could he not be moved when Liu Zhang valued him so much? Mi Zhu bowed down and said: "How can Zhu be virtuous, let the lord value it so much, I..."
"Don't say polite words!" Liu Zhang took Mi Zhu's hand and said with a smile: "I remember that Zizhong is proficient in business, so I will entrust all the business matters under my command to you, I don't know if you are willing?" ”
"This..."Mi Zhu hesitated, after all, businessmen are lowly industries.
Seeing Mi Zhu's hesitation, Liu Zhang smiled and said, "Isn't Zi Zhongmo a businessman as a cheap business?" You know, if you want the people in the country to be rich, how much tax can you increase just by farming? Since I value you, I will not let you be despised by others! In the future, I will set up a court agency specializing in and managing commerce, I wonder if Zizhong is willing to be the director of this institution? ”
(To be continued)