Chapter 104: For Money
Unlike Wei Tao, the Yuan family has an extremely deep foundation in Jizhou, and it is known that the Zhen family is also faintly jealous of it, and does not want to refuse its engagement.
Since Yuan Shao can see that there is a trend of chaos in the world, he can naturally also think of where the place will be if the world is in chaos and wants to set things right.
Jizhou was chosen by Yuan Shao.
Originally, he had to be appointed as Bohai Taishou was as Yuan Shao wanted, and Yuan Shao was not in a hurry about the Zhen family, as long as he was strong, the Zhen family would naturally marry him, but when he heard Wei Tao's words, Yuan Shao's heart suddenly tightened.
Black Mountain Bandits, Yuan Shao has heard about them from his family in the past few days, and it is not uncommon for them to evolve from Yellow Turban Bandits.
But with this army, and now it is such a powerful army, what kind of impact will it have on his mastery of Jizhou, Yuan Shao is not sure.
"Such tribulations must be eliminated!"
After a slight silence, Yuan Shao just spit out eight characters.
"The big roots of the tree are deep and difficult to eliminate, and the troops in the hands are still sufficient for self-preservation, and it is difficult to send troops."
Wei Tao shook his head and said, hearing this, Yuan Shao's face was ugly again, although the Yuan family has a deep heritage, but now it is impossible to use it for him alone.
Yuan Shao didn't have more generals in his hands, but Yuan Shao was not an ordinary person, and after a slight silence, he said slowly.
"So, what should I do?"
"I intend to unite with my primordial brother, and join forces with you and me to expel the Black Mountain thieves together. Only a person with high moral integrity can preside over this matter, and the elder brother is the fourth and third dukes, and after he is based in the Bohai Sea, he can also take advantage of this to show his merits. β
Wei Tao was also worried about the disaster of the Black Mountain thieves, but after hearing that Yuan Shao had been appointed as the Taishou of the Bohai Sea, he had an idea and asked Yuan Shao to take the lead in fighting the Black Mountain thieves.
Yuan Shao is naturally not stupid, but Yuan Shao understands that if he is the leader, he can drive the Jizhou army to attack the Black Mountain bandits, and if he succeeds, he will be a great success, and if he fails, he will reduce the strength of others, no matter how he calculates, it is not bad.
"Okay, this matter will be contacted as soon as I arrive in Bohai, and I will let all the Taishou in Jizhou work together to prevent the Black Mountain bandits."
While speaking, Yuan Shao even forgot about the current Jizhou Prefecture Mu Han Fu for a while, or deliberately ignored it.
Originally, Yuan Shao left Luoyang in a hurry, but after leaving Luoyang, he drove lightly, and the speed was not fast all the way, but after saying this to Wei Tao, Yuan Shao accelerated the trip, returned to Bohai to prepare early, and even put the matter with the Zhen family behind.
This can be regarded as Wei Tao's completion of the Zhen family's instructions.
"Mr. Zhen, although this matter is not easy, it still lives up to its expectations after all."
Wei Tao invited Zhen Yu again and roughly talked about the matter, only saying that Yuan Shao was more worried about the resurgence of the yellow scarf and put aside the matter of his children for the time being, and discussed it in the future.
"Thank you so much."
Sure enough, Zhen Yu was immediately overjoyed.
"In fact, it is also very good to be able to marry the Yuan family, but it is a pity that he is not the eldest son, so there is still a reluctance in the family, if Yuan Gong's career is established, then this matter is not impossible!"
Seeing Zhen Yu like this, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile secretly in his stomach: I just know that your Zhen clan is just deliberately manipulating.
However, Wei Tao is so deliberately helping the Zhen family, naturally it is not without purpose, if the Zhen family does not come to the door this time, Wei Tao will also find the Zhen family in the near future.
"Mr. Zhen, I still have a matter to decide, and I hope Mr. will solve it with me."
"Oh? I don't know what's going on? My Zhen family doesn't have anything else, but there is still some money, isn't there a lack of money and food in the house? Although it can't be a full treasury, it's not difficult to help some. β
Since Zhen Yu came to ask for help, he was naturally ready to give a generous gift, so he was indeed not surprised at all at this time.
"Huh...... It's not a difficult thing. Mr. also knows that although my Wei family is also a poetry and book heirloom, but now the family background is still supported by its business name, and now there is a business that wants to do with the Zhen family. β
Wei Tao shook his head and smiled, this time it was a win-win situation, Wei Tao was not afraid that the Zhen family would not take the bait.
"Oh? Business? β
Zhen Yu is the person in charge of all kinds of livelihoods in the Zhen family, and when he heard Wei Tao's words, his face suddenly turned pale.
"If Lord Taishou has a good business, it can be said, but in business, my Zhen family will not give half a point."
There is no business conflict between the Zhen family and the Wei family, which means that once they negotiate, they will not look at Fang Cai's face.
"That's nature. Come on, bring it up! β
Wei Tao smiled and ordered loudly, and then Chunlan, one of Wei Tao's personal maids, came in with a silver kettle, and poured it lightly, and a liquid like clear water was poured out.
"This is wine? Jade brew in the palace? β
A smell of wine lingered on the tip of his nose, and Zhen Yu naturally understood what it was.
Although Zhen Yu is not a drinker, he has tasted a lot of wine, and at first sight, he understands that Wei Tao's wine can be called a first-class wine.
"This is naturally wine, what does Mr. Zhen think about this wine, is this business okay?"
"Business? Taishou-sama wants to do this business with me! β
Zhen Yu was a little incredulous, he knew that the Wei family itself was also in business for a living, and the business was all over the state, so he still needed the Zhen family?
"Of course, Mr. Zhen also knows that it is not easy to make wine, although my Wei family is rich, but it is just a place to supply Chen, how can it be expanded? If the Zhen family does not give up their willingness to cooperate. β
In fact, this wine is not unusual, it is just distilled and processed.
Back in this era, even if you have knowledge beyond this era, it is not easy to make money quickly.
As for making glass and gunpowder, I don't mention it, Wei Tao doesn't know, but he just has a general understanding and doesn't know how much time and energy to invest.
Just this distilled liquor, in fact, there are no similar utensils in Dahan.
It's just that this is better for Wei Tao, Wei Tao doesn't need to innovate, but just improves, making this wine more clear and mellow.
Rao is like this, and it took Wei Tao more than half a month to make a batch.
"Haha...... Since Lord Taishou has such a good business to do with my Zhen family, how can it be unreasonable? My Zhen family is willing to share fifty-fifty with adults. β
"There is no need to do this, the reason why I want to cooperate with the Zhen family is that winemaking consumes a lot of food, and if the Zhen family can provide raw materials, it can be divided into six or four."
In fact, Zhen Yu's original meaning was that the Zhen family provided food for brewing, but Wei Tao took the initiative to divide the profits.
Although Zhen Yu also made excuses, the nature of the businessman did not let him shirk a few times, that is, he responded to the matter, and then Zhen Yu hurriedly said goodbye and left, to discuss the matter with other people in the family.
Although the Wei family is engaged in business, there is really no need for Wei Tao to talk about such business matters, but Wei Tao wants to sell wine, although it is to make money and seek a foundation, but it still has a more important purpose.
Wine is made of grain, and grain is the foundation of all future princes.
Whether it is fighting the world by himself or supporting the Han family, this food is indispensable.
And at this time, who has the most grain is Haoqiang, the landlord, to be precise, the family.
In the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao Guandu in history, both of them ruled several states, but Cao Cao has been trapped by grain and grass, and there is no food to support him, and Yuan Shao has no logistical trouble.
Why is that?
The place under Yuan Shao's command was relatively wealthy, and the destruction was not so serious several times, while Cao Cao's territory was more back and forth wars, and secondly, Yuan Shao had the support of the family.
Those big families not only produced people, but also grain, until a fire in Wuchao burned all the grain Yuan Shao had accumulated, so that Yuan Shao had to be defeated.
If there is no fire in the black nest, the final result will inevitably be a reversal.
Therefore, if Wei Tao wants to store food, he has to find the family family, but the family family is not so stupid, and people just take food from their mouths casually.
However, the family enjoys it, and if it is used as bait for its benefits, it will not be disagreed, this is Wei Tao's plan.
In fact, the family is more wealthy, and this matter was quickly recognized by the Zhen family, and they were willing to do a business with Wei Tao, transport grain to Changshan County, exchange it for wine, and then sell it to various places.
Of course, these things don't need to be handled by Wei Tao, and with Wei Hong's experience, he can easily handle them properly
Wei Tao doesn't care much about business, but with the abundant money and food in the treasury, Wei Tao is also happy.
Wei Tao was developing rapidly, but when Wei Tao was developing rapidly, there were people like Dong Zhuo, who began to get carried away for the sake of power, and the time for drinking and having fun every day gradually increased.
Of course, there are also people like Yuan Shao, although he has just arrived in the Bohai Sea, but he immediately established a firm foothold and developed rapidly.
In just more than ten days, there were civil and military generals by his side, and there was no difference in the treasury, and within a few days of recruiting soldiers, he got 5,000 soldiers, which was extraordinary.
"After the fourth generation and the third duke, the protΓ©gΓ©s and officials are all over the world, and they are really extraordinary."
Hearing this information, Wei Tao could only sigh secretly, he had spent a lot of effort anyway, and only after winning several battles did he stabilize Changshan County, Rao was so that the Changshan County Treasury was empty, and he had to find ways to find his own money.
However, as soon as Yuan Shao arrived, the soldiers and finances were there, and the strength of the Yuan family's power base was shocking.
At the same time, the Montenegrin bandit forces also rose up with it, officially playing the banner of the Montenegrin Army, not only with the idea of plotting against Jizhou, but also with the intention of moving to the two states, and its momentum was surprisingly fast.
You must know that since Liu Yu scattered the soldiers in Youzhou, those soldiers are faintly dissatisfied, if they are instigated, then Youzhou will also be a mess, and it is not surprising that something will happen at that time.
"This is a sign of chaos in the world!"
Wei Tao couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly, as if his actions were just accelerating the chaos in the world, and Dong Zhuo was still spreading the news that there was a general chaos in the north.
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