Liu Ze searched all over Mangdang Mountain, full of praise, which was very consistent with his own thoughts, and it seemed that it was not a problem to hide 100,000 soldiers. No wonder Liu Bang can make trouble here, thinking about it, this Han court is really forgetful, no one has answered in such a righteous place, not to mention setting up officials and sending troops to garrison, and even the least memorial monument has not been erected.

Liu Ze ordered Wu Anguo to lead 500 cavalry to return to Phoenix Valley, and brought a message to Guan Hai, asking him to move all the craftsmen in Phoenix Valley to Mangdang Mountain from now on. The remaining 2,500 people were all handed over to Zhao Yun as the commander, and Zhao Yun was appointed as the commander of Mangdang Mountain, responsible for the affairs of Mangdang Mountain, and Liao Hua was Zhao Yun's deputy to assist Zhao Yun in managing Mangdang Mountain. The sweat and blood BMW was arranged in a valley with abundant water and grass in Mangdang Mountain, there are 500 Dawan horsemen, I believe that in a few years, Liu Ze can have more than 10,000 sweat and blood BMW.

The Jade Lion of the Night and the Snow Treading Black Horse were both left in Mangdang Mountain, and although Zhang Fei was ten thousand reluctant, he had to obey Liu Ze's words in the end. After all, the next stop is to go to Luoyang, if these two thousand-mile horses appear in Luoyang, I am afraid that they will cause a sensation in Luoyang, but I am afraid that those powerful eunuchs will be red and will seek to seize it by any means. Secondly, Liu Ze hoped that this male and female Qianli horse could regenerate a small thousand miles horse, but Dawan Mafu shook his head, this thousand miles of horses is rare to see in a hundred years, even if the probability of two thousand miles of horses matching the best is very small. Liu Ze doesn't mind, although the chance is slim, there is always a chance, and occasionally he really believes that there is an occasional character outbreak.

Before leaving, Liu Ze specially instructed Zhao Yun and Liao Hua to stick to Mangdang Mountain and not to have a frontal conflict with officers and soldiers. As for the supplies on the mountain, Liu Ze said that the next step would be to mobilize a large number of grain and grass materials, and Mangdang Mountain would no longer need to go down the mountain to loot for survival in the future. Liu Ze told Zhao Yun that he had ordered Guan Hai to escort Zhao Feng and his wife to Mangdang Mountain, and as for the medicines and supplements needed for Zhao Feng's treatment, Liu Ze would bring them from Luoyang.

After proper arrangement, Liu Ze, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jia Xu left Mangdang Mountain with dozens of guards and headed for Luoyang, the capital division. Liu Ze and Zhang Fei's mounts stayed in Mangdang Mountain, and Guan Yu also did not ride sweaty horses, and dozens of people all changed to inconspicuous Wuhuan horses, disguised as caravans and headed west.

At this time, Luoyang was already in the autumn breeze, the yellow leaves were scattered, and Liu Ze and his entourage returned to Luoyang with thick fallen leaves. Liu Ze could see at a glance that Jian Yong had lost weight, and he had been gone for more than a year, and the burden on Luoyang's side fell on Jian Yong alone, I was afraid that he would have to break his heart, Liu Ze held Jian Yong's hand tightly, and said apologetically: "Xianhe, thank you for your hard work." ”

Jian Yong was also full of emotion when he saw Liu Ze for the first time, his eyes couldn't help but turn a little red, and he choked up: "The lord's conquest of the Western Regions is the hard work, and Jian Yong's success in Luoyang is just sitting and enjoying it, and it is harder than the lord's father." ”

Liu Ze smiled, turned around and introduced Jia Xu and Zhou Cang to him, and also told Jian Yong about what had happened in the past year or so.

Jian Yong gave the account book to Liu Ze, and all the marketing income in the past year and a half was listed in it, coal and porcelain are the two pillar industries of Fuyuanzhuang, and it is a solitary business, and it is difficult to make a profit. Coal and stone sales network last year has all covered the counties and counties of the northern states, in the mode of chain operation, the development of more than 1,000 agents, coal and stone is widely used in thousands of households, due to the high cost performance of coal and stone, now people use coal and stone stoves in the kitchen in the summer to cook, coal and stone in the off-season sales are no longer difficult.

As for porcelain, which has always been in short supply, Rukaz has a monopoly on the sale of porcelain, and every year he invests millions of taels of gold to buy porcelain. The sales prospects of porcelain in the Luoyang market are even more optimistic, the market of complete sets of porcelain is almost upside down, and it is still priceless, after all, it is not easy to collect complete sets of porcelain, and the porcelain fired by Quyang kiln factory is also a batch of products.

The dense numbers were piled up in the account book, and Liu Ze saw that his head was big, he simply closed the account book and asked directly: "Xianhe, how much money can we mobilize on hand?" ”

Jian Yong smiled mysteriously and raised a finger, Liu Ze wondered, he really couldn't figure out how much money he made, after all, he earned a lot and spent a lot, and the consumption of Phoenix Valley alone in a year was not a small amount.

Liu Ze cautiously guessed: "100 million? Liu Ze was really worried that Jian Yong nodded, if there was only 100 million left, it would be miserable. Seeing that Jian Yong shook his head and was silent, he was also relieved, "Billion? ”

Jian Yong still shook his head. Liu Zele was happy and said, "Could it be 10 billion?" Jian Yong smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's exactly 10 billion." ”

Not only Liu Zemeng, but everyone here is blinded, 10 billion dollars, but a whole 10 million taels of gold, the annual tax of the court is only about 20 billion yuan per year, Liu Ze has the sum of the taxes of the Han court for half a year, and it is not too much to describe Liu Ze as rich and rival the country.

But Liu Ze knows in his heart that compared with those wealthy and deep-rooted wealthy families, his own net worth is nothing at all, and the wealth accumulated by these powerful generations may have reached an appalling level, such as the Wei family who funded Cao Cao's uprising, the Zhen family in Hebei, the Mi family in Xuzhou, and so on.

Although the status of merchants is no longer the era of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and the era when even silk could not wear chariots and horses, but the concept that merchants are the last stream and commerce is a cheap industry is deep-rooted, and businessmen cannot change their social status even if they are rich. The petty merchants and hawkers have never made a name for themselves, but those rich businessmen and tycoons are bent on changing their status. Wei Hong financed Cao Cao, which was a typical political speculation. The Zhen family married the Yuan family, and they also hoped to change the status of the Zhen family through the guò marriage. Many wealthy businessmen spend a lot of money to buy and donate official positions just to improve their social status.

Liu Ze didn't think about doing the matter of buying an official mantle, but he secretly had a plan in his heart, such a huge amount of gold and copper coins were concentrated in his hands, after all, it was not a good thing, at the beginning of the troubled times, the most valuable thing was not gold and silver, but the most basic materials of life such as food and cloth.

"Xianhe, what is the price of grain in Luoyang now?"

"It's about eighty or ninety cents a stone."

"Okay, from tomorrow, a large number of grain and wheat millet will be purchased, and Fuyuanzhuang's branches in various places will be involved in the grain purchase, and all the purchased grain will be transported to Mangdang Mountain, but we must be careful not to be too anxious, and we must purchase it in batches in an appropriate amount to avoid causing grain prices to skyrocket."

Jian Yongqi said: "Does the lord want to go all out to enter the grain market?" However, in my opinion, food prices are now leveling off and there is little profit. ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly, after the Yellow Turban turmoil began, the price of grain would rise tenfold and hundredfold, and when the time came, starvation would be everywhere, even if you had more money, you would be able to buy food.

"No, I'm not going to do grain trading, all the grain I buy is only in and out, and all of it is hoarded in Mangdang Mountain. The next step is to build a granary in Mangdang Mountain, which is dedicated to hoarding grain and grass. ”

Jian Yong's eyes lit up, Liu Ze once said that the world will be in turmoil in the coming years, and in the troubled times, food is naturally the most precious.

"What the lord said is very true, I will arrange this matter immediately."

"Do you have enough people?"

"Rest assured, the hundreds of apprentices transferred from Phoenix Valley have been able to do shop work after more than a year of training, and I have assigned these apprentices to branches in various states and counties, and manpower is not a problem."

Liu Ze nodded, this group of apprentices was loyal and reliable, and he was naturally relieved.

"In addition to grain, silk, cloth, salt and iron ore and other materials should also be purchased in moderation, and the specific amount will be discussed later. In addition, after the coal and stone enter the off-season next year, the excess coal and stone will also be transported to Mangdang Mountain. In short, before the end of next year, there is a long way to go to accomplish the goal of 10 million stone of grain reserves. ”

"Rest assured, Yongdang will do his best to complete his mission."

"In the past year and a half, I have traveled thousands of miles, the chaos in the world has begun to appear, thieves are rampant, bandits are rampant, and people in business are almost unable to move an inch. The construction of the dart bureau was already in the plan, and after dealing with other things, he immediately proposed this plan.

"Dart game? What is a dart game? Jian Yong's face was full of doubts, he had never heard of the name of the dart game.

"The dart bureau is to organize a group of people with strong martial arts skills to escort the caravan, of course, it is a paid service, according to the value of the number of materials escorted and the distance of the road, collect 20% to 30% of the dart silver, of course, if the robbers rob the dart, we have to make full compensation to the owner." Liu Ze briefly introduced him.

"Yes, in today's chaotic world, many merchants and merchants have been killed for money, and the lord has set up a dart bureau, which will inevitably solve the urgent needs of businessmen, and the amount paid is only two-thirds of tenths, which should be within the acceptable range of businessmen. Chivalry violates the prohibition with martial arts, so openly gathers people to hold weapons, but violates the laws of the court, can the lord think of a countermeasure? Jian Yong has followed Liu Ze in the business world for several years, and naturally understands the benefits of the dart game, but he still has some doubts.

"It's very simple, and it shouldn't be difficult to spend some money to bribe. Xianhe has also been in Luoyang for a few years, and this interpersonal relationship is still there, right? ”

Jian Yong nodded and said, "Ordinary officials still recognize some of them, but I think that I have to nod a few of them to think about this." ”

Thinking about dealing with Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, Liu Ze's head is big, this is a bunch of insatiable maggots.

"People trust people, easy to do, don't be afraid to spend money, as long as you can get the permit for this dart bureau, but it can't be in my name, nor in the name of Fuyuanzhuang, who knows if Zhang Rang still has a grudge against Yangquan Coal Mine."

"Well, I'll do it tomorrow." Jian Yong immediately responded.

Liu Ze turned back to Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, go out with me." ”

"What's the matter with my lord?" Jia Xu was a little puzzled.

Liu Ze said mysteriously: "Go to a place, you will know when you arrive." ”