(Thank you Dameng, Zhao Wuxian 2014, Wang Simao, and the glorious charter)

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Ma Han's victory over Guan Yu did not change the impression of the civil and military officials on him, but at least he didn't dare to show any contempt again. This thorn is not easy to provoke, this is the unanimous feeling of Xuzhou's civil and military affairs, a good sword dance, all of them have made him a sword light and blood shadow, such a ruthless guy, don't tease him if you have nothing to do, anyway, he won't stay long.

At present, except for one Zhang Fei who clamored all day long to compete with Ma Han and vent his anger for the second brother, no one in the entire Xuzhou dared to show Ma Han's face. No matter what these people think in their hearts, they will at least squeeze out a smiling face on the surface, respond politely, and stay away.

Ma Han did stay for a short time, and he had the impression that Cao Cao had another fight in Xuzhou, but he didn't know exactly when it was. Xuzhou is still in danger, and Ma Han doesn't want to get involved in this war that doesn't belong to him.

The trip to Xuzhou gained great prestige, which was an unexpected gain, and the expected harvest was also actively obtained. Ma Han's trip was mainly to absorb the population, especially after seeing the bloody massacre of the people of Xuzhou by the Cao army, thinking that when the Cao army made a comeback, this bloodshed would be staged again. The previous efforts and the tens of thousands of lives saved were still unable to escape the butcher's knife, and Ma Han had a sense of urgency to transport all these people to Liaoxi.

If it weren't for this, Ma Han would never have stayed in this unpopular Xuzhou for even one more day.

With Ma Han's popularity among the people of Xuzhou, it is not difficult to recruit a group of displaced people to go to western Liaoning. The local people of Xuzhou may not be able to leave their homeland, but those who fled from Liangjing and Sanfu have already despaired of the turbulent Central Plains - they have fled to Pengcheng because of the chaos in Guanzhong. As a result, he was slaughtered again after a few years of peace; escaped from Pengcheng to the East China Sea and Xiapi, but it was still difficult to escape the threat of Cao Jun's butcher's knife...... To a vast and sparsely populated land with no frontier to fight may be a way out.

With such thoughts, with the promise of "Ten Thousand Buddhas" that they trusted, in just ten days. More than 6,000 people had flocked to Ma Han's residence in the city, expressing their willingness to return north with him.

People, there is. Next, there must be food and boats, without which no amount of people will be able to get away.

In the East China Sea. And even in the whole of Xuzhou. If you ask who has grain and a boat in their hands, all the people of Xuzhou will sue you - Mi Shi.

The Mi family is a huge rich man in the East China Sea, cultivated for generations, has nearly 10,000 servants and diners, and has assets of hundreds of millions. Nearly half of Tao Qian's military expenses came from the Mi family, otherwise how could he become such a high-ranking official in Xuzhou as a businessman in Mi Zhu.

Where is Mi from? Donghaiqu County. That is, Lianyungang in later generations - do you say that Mi has a ship?

Mi's harbor wharf east of Qu County has nearly 100 large and small ships. Most of them are medium-sized ships of two or three hundred, there are more than ten large ships of more than five hundred, and there are three huge ships of Qianhu. These vessels can sail inland waterways and coastal waters, which fully meets the needs of horses. Now, he wants to get from the Mi brothers a ship to transport the population, as well as enough rations to support more than 6,000 people for two months.

The Mi brothers are businessmen, but they are by no means miser-type businessmen, they are very good at investment, Xuzhou has two successive state ministers: Tao Qian and Liu Bei, both of which have been strongly funded by the Mi brothers. Especially Liu Bei, when he was the poorest, he was trapped in Guangling Haixi, where food was cut off, and officials of all sizes killed each other and ate each other's meat...... That's a miserable one! If the Mi brothers had not reached out in time and sent thousands of money, food and guests to help them tide over the crisis, it is really hard to say whether Liu Bei would still be able to wander around the Three Kingdoms.

It is precisely because of this great achievement that Liu Bei is deeply grateful and reciprocates with peach. Mi Zhu has always been the number two person in the Shu Han group later, and his younger brother Mi Fang later rebelled against Shu and joined Wei, and his family was not implicated.

Send money, food, and people - including your own sister-in-law, and finally all your net worth. Once the Mi brothers see the target, they really spare no effort to invest, and from this point of view, the Mi brothers have a bit of Lu Buwei's "strange goods" vision.

For people who have a long-term vision beyond ordinary businessmen and are good at long-term investment, there are only two ways to get what you want from them: one is to take out an exchange item of sufficient value now; The second is to show your long-term value.

Regarding the first point, Ma Han had a large amount of money in his hand from Zhang Min, and in addition to symbolically returning part of it to Cao Cao, he also kept most of it in his hand. But the Mi brothers will definitely not dare to ask for this huge amount of money, for fear of becoming the fuse for the next time Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou - the battle of Xuzhou has caused Xuzhou to suffer from "Cao phobia", but everything related to Cao Cao is afraid to avoid it, how dare to cause trouble.

The first one is no, but what about the second? Can the Mi brothers see the long-term value in themselves? So as to invest in advance? Ma Han didn't know, so he wanted to visit the Mi brothers in person, to show his value, and to try the vision of the "Three Kingdoms Lu Buwei".

In order to show the greatest sincerity, Ma Han only brought Gan Mei and two entourages, dressed in light casual clothes, holding a gift box, to the banquet. The reason why Ganmei was brought was because the Mi brothers were invited by their sister. And Gan Mei also said that Mi Zhen and her had a sense of familiarity at first sight, and they exchanged deeds.

That dare is good, this is equivalent to adding another bargaining chip to persuade the Mi brothers for themselves. Before going to the banquet, Ma Han took half an hour to talk with Gan Mei, detailing the difficulties he was currently facing and the reasons why he needed the help of the Mi brothers.

All of them are to save the people of Xuzhou! This is completely in line with the spirit of "Ten Thousand Families Living Buddha", which moved Gan Mei to the fullest, and secretly made up her mind to help Ma Jun. In this way, the purpose of the horse is achieved.

At dusk, the middle door of Mi Mansion was wide open, and Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, brought his brother Mi Fang and nearly 100 guests and servants to greet Ma Han in front of the mansion.

No matter what the Mi brothers' feelings about Ma Han, they will definitely do enough of this superficial effort. People want to save face, and no one pays more attention to this and understands this better than businessmen.

The feast of Mifu. It also opened Ma Han's eyes, but there were only a few hosts and guests, but there were as many as 300 doormen who accompanied him. There were no less than five hundred servants and maids. The silk and bamboo are melodious, the dancing clothes are swirling, the colorful clothes are whirled, and the fragrant wind is full of the garden. Gold bottle and jade spoon, copper wok and silver chopstick, fine food and roast, agar and jade cheese...... Two words. Extravagant!

Seeing the meaningful smiles on the faces of the Mi brothers, Ma Han knew that these were two rich N generations. wants to use this extravagant scene to smash a martial artist from a "small family" who was born in a "small family". It should be said that the Mi brothers' approach can indeed smash nine out of nine of the poor soldiers to the north. I am ashamed. Pity. He smashed the wrong target, and this set didn't work against Ma Han.

Can you imagine a city dweller who is accustomed to seeing drunken money and being shocked by the so-called "food" that lacks spices in ancient times, classical songs and dances, and gold and silver objects that can only be regarded as antiques?

While eating and drinking, Ma Han learned about the history of the Mi family from the Mi brothers. Any wealthy family is very willing to tell others about the struggle of their ancestors and the development history of their family. One is full of interest and listens; A proud pride, gushing endlessly. After an hour, Ma Han had an intuitive understanding of the Mi family. And the Mi brothers also had a humble attitude towards this, and did not show the slightest disdain for the young Duwei Dasheng who was contemptuous of the Shangjia family.

No one hates someone who listens carefully. Even if you didn't have a crush on him before. In the same way, good communication starts with listening. This point, Ma Han, who has experience in modern negotiations, knows best, but he has not moved his mouth, and only uses a pair of ears to achieve the purpose of alleviating the Mi brothers' bad feelings towards him.

Seeing that the digression was almost over, Mi Zhu held a cloud-shaped, snow-white and flawless jade Ruyi, and knocked lightly on the jade chime, in the melodious sound of gold and stone, the dancing girl and the musician retreated together, and the noisy voices of the guests sitting with them on both sides of the hall also quieted down.

Mi Zhu said with a smile: "Recently, I heard that the dragon is raising food and looking for ships everywhere, gathering and transporting the displaced people who have the intention of going north to avoid chaos and transport them to sea. There are more than 6,000 people, which is not an easy task. ”

Mi Fang just boasted about the glorious deeds of his ancestors, and in a comfortable mood, he laughed: "If the ship of the dragon is insufficient, my brother can lend you a few, and the grain can also help you with a few hundred stones, how about it?" ”

After some talking, everyone praised each other, which was a good start.

Ma Han hurriedly folded his sleeves sideways and thanked him: "The six thousand people of the Han Dynasty who moved north are grateful to Xian Zhong Kun for their help." Well, there is still something to tell Xian Zhongkun, but please hold back. ”

The Mi brothers glanced at each other suspiciously, but they still let the guests disperse, and at the same time asked Ma Han to move to a small room, suitable for three or five people to drink and talk together. After the servants added cheese and incense, they all bowed down and exited the door, closed the door, and the room was silent.

Ma Han didn't go around in circles at all, and the first sentence of the first sentence made the originally relaxed Mi brothers tremble: "I conclude that Cao Cao will definitely be in Xuzhou again in the near future." ”

The Mi brothers blurted out: "Why is the dragon so sure? ”

Why are you so sure? Of course, Ma Han can't say that God sued me. He showed a "corroborative evidence": "I got the news that Cao Cao is raising food everywhere, and asked Yuan Shao for help, and he is even more vigorous, and when the grain and grass are in place, it is the time to send troops." ”

Ma Han has such news? Of course not, but there are many things that don't need to be bothered, and can be speculated. Cao Jun withdrew due to lack of food, and it is obvious that the first thing Cao Cao did after returning to Yanzhou was to raise food. Cao Cao will launch the Second Eastern Crusade, I don't know when it will be, but it must have been before Tao Qian's death, and this historical impression is still there. Looking at Tao Qian's current physical condition, Ma Han can conclude that he will not be able to eat next year's new wheat.

Considering that the raising of troops in winter does not conform to the law of this era, and then the time for Cao Cao's grain collection and rest is removed, the time of Cao Cao's second eastern crusade can basically be demarcated in the half year from April to October. With the general trend of history and immersive observation and judgment, Ma Han is very sure that Cao Cao will make a comeback within half a year.

Mi Zhu didn't ask Ma Han where the news came from, he only stared at Ma Han's eyes. With his keen observation cultivated by both businessman and politician, from the pair of unusually bright pupils in front of him, there is no evasion, weakness, alarmist intimidation, etc., but only firmness, self-confidence, calmness, and a state of grasping the overall situation.

Mi Zhu keenly felt that what the young lieutenant said was true, and the other party should have other more important evidence, but he didn't say it because of some concern.

At this time, Mi Fang, who was a little anxious, had already asked anxiously: "Didn't the thief Cao get Zhang Min's head?" Why do you want to do it to Xuzhou? ”

Ma Han smiled dumbly: "There are too many excuses to start a war, but for Cao Cao, only one is enough - Zhang Min identified Tao Muzhou as the mastermind behind the scenes!" ”

The Mi brothers were stunned on the spot. Oh, yes! Why didn't they think that this excuse couldn't be better than fucking!

Mi Fang also seemed to remember something, and blurted out: "No wonder a few days ago, when we sent the money and grain to compensate Cao Jun to the side of Surabaya, Cao Jun did not escort them back to Puyang, but accumulated in Renchengguo in Yuzhou, opposite Xiao Pei...... Now it seems that this is convenient for the next invasion of Xuzhou! ”

Mi Zhu closed his eyes and took a light breath: "Although Tian Yuanjun has withdrawn to the plain, fortunately Liu Yuanjun stayed......"

Ma Han smiled: "With only one Liu Xuande, does Zizhong believe that he can stop Cao Cao?" ”

Mi Zhu opened his eyes: "The meaning of the dragon, just add you?" ”

Ma Han laughed: "I'm not so arrogant, but I can protect your fields in the Pengcheng area from being trampled by Cao Jun and ensure a good harvest this autumn, how about it?" ”

Mi has a large area of farmland in Pengcheng, distributed on both sides of Surabaya, all of which are good paddy fields, and the annual harvest reaches 500,000 hu. When Cao's army invaded the east for the first time, the autumn harvest had already passed, and there were no losses. But now that spring plowing is imminent, the next few months will be a critical period for planting grain and harvesting grain......

The Mi brothers were all shocked into a cold sweat. The two brothers glanced at each other, their hearts were in touch, and they nodded in unison.

Ma Han picked up the gold bottle on the case, drank it all, and smiled. He knew that now he could open the conditions. (To be continued......)