"The master is back!" Mi Zhu returned home, the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to help Mi Zhu take off his coat, and the house was already burning charcoal, which was very warm.

Seeing the housekeeper step forward, Mi Zhu nodded: "Lao Guan has worked hard!" The butler's face was already cold, which meant that he had been waiting outside for Mi Zhu to come back.

"It's not hard, it's not hard, it's as it should be for the master!" Lao Guan hurriedly waved his hand and said.

"The master is dining directly!" Lao Guan asked, after the discussion, it is already the middle of the day, ordinary people eat two meals a day, for these wealthy people, three meals a day, so lunch is still available.

"No, I'll go to the study first!" Mi Zhu originally wanted to eat directly, but after thinking about it, forget it, because the news Mi Zhu got from Jian Yong today really made Mi Zhu excited, title, as long as their Mi family gets this title, then the Mi family is no longer a lowly merchant family, but a scholar family, Mi Zhu was a little excited and didn't want to eat at first.

"Also, the second master and the young lady are not here!" Lao Guan's words directly made Mi Zhu's heart sink.

Mi Zhu's original happy mood has disappeared, the family has become deserted, and the two important people have disappeared.

Lao Guan saw the gloomy eyes of his master, and immediately knew that he knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mi Fang and said, "Master, forgive sins, forgive sins!" ”

"Lock you up, it's not your fault!" Mi Fang shook his head and said, In the battle of Yangzhou, Liu Bei's army invaded Yangzhou and wanted to merge Jiangdong Sun Ce, and Wancheng Zhang Xiu wiped out the Lu Bu army in Yangzhou in one fell swoop. But he never thought that Liu Mang's army also invaded Yuzhou. And his younger brother was the general who guarded the city at that time. The city of Yingshang was broken, and there was no news of his younger brother, as well as his sister who went to visit his brother.

Mi Zhu didn't know about life and death, if he had been killed by Liu Mangjun, then he would have to have a corpse so that he could go to be buried. Mi Zhu had already put all his abilities on finding his brother's whereabouts, and now how he hoped that his brother and sister would be captured by Liu Mang. So that they are still alive.

"Come on, Lao Guan. Let's go eat! Mi Zhu sighed deeply, stopped thinking about it, and thought too much would only be sad.

"No, no, no! Master, aren't you entertaining me! Lao Guan was frightened, because Mi Zhu actually asked him to close the table, he is a housekeeper, even if he is the head of the servant in the family, but he is just a housekeeper, he can't change the essence of a servant, how can a servant get on the table, this will make people laugh.

"What's the big deal! Do you want me to eat so many dishes alone! Mi Zhu said very unmindfully. There are dozens of dishes on the table.

"No, no. This doesn't make sense! Lao Guan still shook his head, dozens of dishes. If the master can't eat it, they can take it hot and eat it again, but it is definitely not allowed to serve it on the table.

"Rites?" Mi Zhu sneered: "Who set these gifts!" It's those gentry! Mi Zhu asked himself and replied, "And what kind of person am I, Mi Zhu, I'm just a lowly businessman, don't care about these etiquette, come to the table!" Mi Zhu couldn't help but pull Lao Guan to the table.

"Master, me, me!" Lao Guan still wanted to refuse, but as long as he sat on the edge of the table with Mi Zhu's eyes, he reluctantly picked up the chopsticks, carefully set up the dishes, and chose those vegetables.

Mi Zhu doesn't care about this, there is one more person on the table, and finally he doesn't want to be alone anymore.

……

"It's time for Shinno's business to have a principal!" This is Liu Mang's words a few days ago in Jingzhou, Xinyezhong with the help of Liu Qi, a steady stream of Jingzhou's materials were sent to Yangzhou, Liang Fatzi and Wu Slender were also actively persuading those Jingzhou businessmen to go to Yangzhou to start a business, but these are too chaotic, sooner or later there will be chaos, it's time to need a principal responsible for the entire Jingzhou and Yangzhou business exchanges, whether it is Xu Shu or Liu Ye Jia Xu really don't know much about business.

Shinong industry and commerce, merchants are low-ranking and lowly, so there is really no business among the martial arts sold to the emperor's family.

So in the past few days, a group of rare guests have come to Nanyang County. This group of rare guests was divided into two, and one group went to Wancheng, the county town of Nanyang County, and although the other group also went to Wancheng, the two groups of people obviously went to different mansions.

"What!" As soon as Liu Bei was about to rest, there was a big news here, Liu Mang from Yangzhou, Yangzhou, actually sent a messenger. This made Liu Bei stunned on the spot.

Yangzhou is Yangzhou, the two sides are enemy forces, this is not the key! The key is that this Liu Mang's 3,000 lightly armed cavalry is still eyeing Nanyang County, and Yangzhou over there actually filmed a messenger coming to Nanyang, aren't you afraid that Liu Bei will kill his envoy!

"Why did this Liu Mang send an envoy to persuade him to surrender!" Liu Bei sneered. However, sarcasm is sarcasm, Liu Bei still waved his hand, "Bring Liu Mang's messenger up!" ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu of the Great Han Dynasty, the chief envoy Ling Yang Jie has seen General Zuo!" Liu Mang's envoy was not a bystander but a junior of Yang Hong, Yang Hong was in charge of Liu Mang's intelligence, and the task of this kind of envoy was handed over to his subordinates. Yang Jie volunteered to step forward.

Yang Jie is worthy of being Yang Hong's nephew, the etiquette of this envoy is not bad at all, although Liu Bei is the sworn enemy of Yangzhou, the two sides have fought to the death so many times, but Yang Jie still obeys Liu Bei's official position and honorifies him as General Zuo.

As for Liu Huang's uncle Yang Jie, it is impossible to say, if he admits that Liu Bei is Liu Huang's uncle, then his lord Liu Mang, the king of Shu, will not become Liu Bei's nephew, and he is a generation younger than Liu Bei for no reason.

"Excuse me!" Liu Bei nodded, and Liu Mang's envoy Liu Bei would not nod too much, which was regarded as acknowledging Yang Jie's name for himself.

"I don't know what happened when Lord Er sent you to come under my rule" Yang Jie is just a messenger of Liu Mang, this kind of question naturally does not need Liu Bei to come on the field in person, naturally someone answers, Jian Yong immediately came up and asked Yang Jie.

"My lord has sent me. I want to return General Zuo's wife and brother-in-law! Yang Jie stepped forward and replied without humbleness.

"Huh?!" Liu Bei on the stage frowned on the spot. His wife and brother-in-law.

"It's Mrs. Mi and General Mi Fang!" Yang Jie explained.

"They didn't die?!" Liu Beixiang didn't want to say this sentence directly.

looked at Liu Bei's reaction on the stage. Yang Jie below smiled slightly in his heart, before he came, his uncle Yang Hong had told himself about Liu Bei's reaction, and he was surprised at first.

"Although my lord captured General Zuo's Yingshang, he never killed General Mi Fang, and General Mi Fang never died on the battlefield, Mrs. Mi is now a guest in Yangzhou with General Mi Fang!" Yang Jie stepped forward and hugged his fists and said.

"Guest?" It's almost the same as being captured.

"Say it! What your Lord wants! "Liu Bei was born in the market, and there is no comparison with the scholar clan in the market, but the deception is the same. Everyone is unprofitable and not greedy, Liu Mang would be so kind to send back his wife and brother-in-law!

"General Zuo is refreshing!" Yang Jie smiled and said, "These days, Mrs. Mi and General Mi Fang are in my Yangzhou, although my lord is not there, but the military advisor Xu Shu is entertaining General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi well, and all the needs are satisfied, but General Zuo also knows that I have been fighting in Yangzhou for many years, and the former general Yuan Shu and Cao Sikong have been in constant disputes, so Yangzhou is barren, and it is really miserable to entertain Mrs. Mi and General Mi Fang, and this time I have to send General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi back to Yuzhou, and there is really no travel money." Therefore, my lord hopes that General Zuo can pay a sum of money for the journey, so that our army has the ability to send this General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi back to Yuzhou! Sent to General Zuo's mansion! ”

"How much?!"

"It's not much, it's just 100,000 stones of grain and grass!" Yang Jie broke out a number.

"Poof!" Yang Jie's numbers. Let everyone present squirt a mouthful of old blood in unison, 100,000 stones, not much, it's just that! Robbery can't be fought like this, this is already tens of thousands of gold, and now who can not know that you Yangzhou lacks grain and grass, which makes your father-in-law Liu Mang go to Jingzhou in person regardless of the danger in order to get Jingzhou's grain and grass, Liu Bei is waiting for you Yangzhou has no grain and grass, the grain is exhausted, and the people riot and finally go to pick up the cheap! Where will you be given food and grass.

The most important thing is that the current Liu Bei's entire worth can add up to 100,000 stones, if you are given him Liu Bei and the northwest wind, Liu Bei not only has soldiers and horses in Nanyang but also soldiers and horses in Yuzhou to raise, but also plans to expand the army to 100,000, which gives Liu Bei himself a don't live.

"That's a cheap fare!" Liu Bei sneered. There was an angry look on his face.

"It's impossible for your lord's request!" Jian Yong on the side also saw the anger of his lord, Liu Bei was not good at getting angry directly at Yang Jie, so he would lose face, but Jian Yong didn't care! As a courtier, he was originally to solve problems for the lord.

"100,000 stones is too much!" Yang Jie deliberately pretended to be surprised, "Of course, my lord also knows that General Zuo starts from the end of the micro and knows how to be diligent and thrifty, so my lord also understands General Zuo, and deliberately halves it as long as 50,000 stone grain and grass!" ”

"Yang Jie, you are really not afraid of death!" Yang Jie's words are simply provocative, what is called starting from the end of the micro, what is called thrift, to put it bluntly, he looks down on you Liu Bei, but he is just a poor ghost who sells straw shoes. After Liu Bei was recognized by Emperor Han as Uncle Liu, Liu Bei was very taboo about his experience of selling straw shoes, but now he was directly pulled out by Yang Jie.

"General Zuo is going to be killed!" Yang Jie smiled very indifferently, "No, Li Dao and Guo Yan are first-class, and they still know that the two armies are fighting and do not kill them, how can they be killed in the name of General Zuo's benevolence and righteousness!" ”

Yang Jie blocked Liu Bei's words, what kind of person is Li Dao Guo Yan, he is about to be defined as a national thief, even such a person knows not to kill the messenger, if you Liu Bei kills me, then even Li Dao Guo Yan is not as good, not to mention that you Liu Bei has always been known for benevolence and righteousness! Yang Jie was taking a risk when he said such a thing, because no one knew if Liu Bei would kill him in a fit of rage, this mission was already very risky, but Yang Jie still came without hesitation, he was gambling!

"Hmph, Yang Jie opened the door and said something! Fifty thousand stones is impossible, Jia Xu Jia Wenhe should be in your Yangzhou, and you must know about the fire in Nanyang! Obviously, he Yang Jie was right, Jian Yong snorted coldly and stepped forward to Yang Jie and said, if it weren't for Jia Xu's matter, maybe Liu Bei would still be able to get 50,000 stones of grain and grass now. But Jia Xu's fire burned the savings of the entire Wancheng. Now Liu Bei eats grain and grass, or he still lives with the leftover grain and grass in these cities. I also count on Yuzhou's help, otherwise I wouldn't have sent Pang Tong to Jingzhou, he also went for grain and grass.

Liu Bei didn't care about Jia Xu at first, but after Jia Xu burned the granary of Wancheng, he paid attention to this person, and then learned that this person was a great talent.

"30,000 stones, no bargaining!" Yang Jie broke out another price.

"Thirty thousand stones?!" The price was ok. Although 30,000 stones are many, but it is not impossible to make up, Mi Fang was not worth much, but Mi Fang followed a Mi lady, this Mi Fang is Liu Bei's wife, no matter how affectionate Liu Bei is, but he still has to redeem his wife.

"Okay, our army will send grain and grass in exchange for General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi to come back safely!" Jian Yong looked at Liu Bei's eyes and knew that 30,000 stones were still in Liu Bei's mind.

"No problem, it's a total of 60,000 stones, just send it to Xinye! General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi will also be sent to Xinye! Yang Jie nodded, and was still very satisfied with the price.

"Sixty thousand stones?!" Jian Yong below was stunned again. Didn't it say 30,000 stones just now, why did it become 60,000 stones?

"That's right. 30,000 for one person, not 60,000 stone for two people! Yang Jie looked at Jian Yong very innocently, "What's the matter, Jian Sacrifice Wine, you won't be reluctant to give up these 30,000 stones of grain and grass!" That's just a thousand gold! It only adds up to 2,000 gold! ”

Two thousand gold? Jian Yongdu wanted to go up and tear Yang Jie, it is true that 2,000 gold can buy 60,000 stones of grain and grass, but how many fucking years ago, the current price is at least four or five times higher, and it may not be possible to buy these 60,000 stones of grain and grass. If you can buy Liu Mang with money, you won't go to Jingzhou. Grain is now forbidden to be sold indiscriminately.

"Envoy Yang, you just don't have to talk about it! You don't want to send General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi back at all! Jian Yong said with a cold face to Yang Jie.

"How so!" Yang Jie exaggerated and said, "My lord is very sincere, the dowry given to General Zuo by General Mi Fang's family at the beginning, it was three thousand servants, countless carriages, and more than 10,000 gold and silver, my lord just wants a small part of it!" ”

Yang Jie's words simply made Liu Bei vomit blood, it is true that the dowry given by the Mi family at the beginning was very large, and it can even be said to be the largest in the whole world, but you must know that these things have been consumed over the years, if it weren't for Lu Bu of your family, Liu Bei would not be so bitter! With the Mi family's wealth and a Xuzhou, he Liu Bei has long turned over and become the master, how can it be like this.

To tell the truth, the task Yang Jie received when he came was really not to talk about it as much as possible, maybe Yangzhou didn't want to talk about it at all.

If Liu Mang wants to send Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi back, why do you need to do this, Mi Fang is a second-rate general, or the kind of self-confident and incapable goods, at best, it is a little better than yellow shooting, Mrs. Mi! Liu Mang admits that this white jade beauty is very beautiful, and there is also a temptation of people and wives, but don't forget the two tigresses of Liu Mang's family, this is not the key, the key is that Liu Mang is not a perpetual motion machine, there are so many ammunition plus a lady Mi who is in a hungry age, Liu Mang will not compete for dominance in the world.

If these two people could, Liu Mang would want to change it for 10,000 stones, and one Lu Su Liu Mang would only sell for 1,000 gold, not to mention these two! And Liu Mang's big mouth is 100,000, for the sake of disgusting Liu Bei.

He knew that Liu Bei would make a counteroffer, and he would pay it back until 30,000 stones, which was Liu Bei's psychological price, and Yang Jie gave him another 30,000 stones, and two were 60,000 stones.

Liu Bei will not give it, if Liu Bei gives it, Liu Mang will not break his promise and send it back, with these 60,000 stones of grain and grass Liu Mang can be comfortable for a long time, with Liu Mang's army estimating Liu Bei's grain and grass, although the 60,000 stones are not starved to death, but they must be stretched, and the army will be expanded by 100,000, and it is already thrifty to maintain a normal establishment.

If Liu Bei doesn't give it, then Liu Mang's purpose has also been achieved, as I said before, there is no shortage of strategists in Liu Mang's army, the top strategist Jia Xu Xu Xu Liu Ye, if you add his cheap father-in-law Lu Bu, there is also an old man in Chen Gong Chen, a general! The cheap father-in-law is a top general, and the first-class generals in Liu Mang's hands, Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng, Wei Yan, and Zhang Liao Zangba, these have not yet been counted, and the commanders of the training are not included! It's not bad.

What Liu Mang lacks now, one is grain and grass, and the other is a top businessman.

A person who can preside over the business of the entire Yangzhou, one of the top businessmen in this world is the Zhen family in Hebei, and the other is the Mi family in Xuzhou. The Zhen family is too far away, in Hebei, not to mention that now Hebei Lao Cao is fighting with the Yuan family brothers there, even if there is no war, how can this Zhen family come as soon as you Liu Mang says it, people are dragging their families! It's not like just walking.

And Mi Fang turned out to be a big family, but now he has scattered all his family wealth, this is not what Li Da Poet said, I am born with a thousand gold and come back, that is Li Da Poet is used to eating and drinking, and the Mi family's wealth is rich and rivals the country. How can you come back after you are gone! Even if you want to make a comeback, you have to pay for it.

Liu Mang took a fancy to the head of the Mi family, that is, Mi Zhu, the first merchant of the Han Dynasty.

The twenty-first world lacks talents, and the Han also lacks talents, and Liu Mang lacks even more.

But Mi Zhu has already thrown himself into Liu Bei's arms, how can he let Mi Zhu take refuge in Liu Mang, relying on the Mi family brothers and sisters alone is not a threat to Mi Zhu, here from the original trajectory, Mi Fang betrayed Liu Bei and threw himself into Jiangdong, and Mrs. Mi died early, but Mi Zhu is still resolutely by Liu Bei's side, you know. This person is just like the old fox Kuai Yue of the Kuai family in Jingzhou, they all focus on the family, and only if you force him to the extreme will he really wake up.

Liu Mang used Kuai Ran and Kuai Liang to force Kuai Yue to stand in line, and Liu Mang also used Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi to persecute Mi Zhu.

If Liu Bei doesn't give Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi a ransom, what do you guess Mi Zhu will think, people have worked hard for you all their lives, put all their savings into it, and even married you with her sister, now let you spend a little money to redeem your sister and younger brother It's not too much (this small amount of money is compared with the Mi family's ten thousand family wealth).

Once you don't give it, this Mi Zhu will really be chilled, and once the heart dies, Liu Mang's opportunity will come.

"Impossible!" 60,000 stones, it's better to grab it, Liu Bei immediately made a decision.

"Yang Chang asked you to go to the post station to rest earlier, once there is news, my lord will definitely inform you!" Jian Yong did not immediately let his lord directly reject Yang Jie, but slowly tried to figure it out.

"In this way, Yang Jie will retire first! I also hope that General Zuo will hurry up, and General Zuo also knows that my grain and grass in Yangzhou are insufficient! It would not be good if General Mi Fang and Mrs. Mi were hungry! "Yang Jie is taking a vaccination, if Liu Bei plays Tai Chi, Liu Mang's plan will be gone, he Liu Bei didn't say not to give, he will give it, he will give it later! Drag it out until it's old, what can you do? So Yang Jie is taking a preventive shot or threatening Liu Bei, or give, then don't talk nonsense, if this time is long, they Yangzhou is not responsible for safety.

"Humph!" Liu Bei was holding back his anger. Originally, Liu Da'er was a red-faced person, but now he has suddenly become more ruddy, and he is almost comparable to Guan Erye, Yang Jie smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said goodbye and withdrew. (To be continued......)