Chapter 027: The Car Talks About the World
"I'm going to build a big estate on my 50 acres of land, and then farm and raise livestock to survive."
Liu An didn't dare to say his plan directly, but only said part of it.
"Farming? Raising livestock? To live a living? That's all there is to it?? Liu Bei couldn't believe that Liu An went to such great lengths just for this?
"That's all...... Isn't that enough? Liu An drove the ox cart, did not look back at Liu Bei, looked ahead and said lightly.
"This ...... This ...... "Liu Bei didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it."
He poured all his family resources, but he just helped Liu An farm?
It's ridiculous!
Liu Bei has always had great ambitions, and when he saw Liu An making such a big move, he was ready to do something big, but he never thought that it was just like this?
"Alas......" Liu Bei sighed, hugged his fist at Liu An's back, and said apologetically: "In this way, I won't come again tomorrow, please ask my uncle to find someone else to help." ”
"Oh? Why? Xuande has something to do tomorrow? Liu An pretended to be puzzled and asked.
He was driving the ox cart facing forward, and he couldn't see Liu Bei clenching his fist behind him, but with Liu An's understanding of Liu Bei, he could guess what he looked like now.
Liu Ming sat on the other side of the front of the car, and also asked at this time, "What is Xuande going to do?" Do you need help with your brother? ”
"Alas...... Alas...... Alas......! ”
Liu Bei sighed three times in succession, and then he thought of words that could show that he had great ambitions and didn't look down on farming, but he didn't lose his manners.
"Definitely! My uncle took in the victims and gave them a way to live, which is a righteous act! Cultivating land and animal husbandry is also the duty of the people! It's just that he is shallow in his talents, and he is not good at farming, and his ambition is not here, so he resigned. ”
Liu An listened to Liu Bei talk so much, and finally understood what Liu Bei meant.
This is disgusted with what he has done is small, and he can't look down on the old man!
In that case, it's hard to say? See I don't blow you up!
Liu An pondered for a moment, silently made a statement in his heart, and sighed and pretended to be forced like Liu Bei before saying:
"The two virtuous nephews, I don't hide it from each other, and my uncle is also helpless this time!"
"What does Uncle mean by that?" Liu Bei was puzzled.
"Uncle, don't sell Guanzi, let's talk about it with us." Liu Ming listened to the two of you, you don't say a word, I don't say a word, and he has long been very anxious.
"I think the world will be chaotic, do the two virtuous nephews think so?" Liu An shook his head and threw the question to Liu Bei and the others.
The two looked at each other and glanced at each other, both seeing the doubts in each other's eyes.
Liu Ming asked, "Where do you start with this?" ”
"Let's start with today's victims!" Liu An was loud, and finally stopped selling Guanzi, "I only ask two questions, first, how many disaster victims have the two virtuous nephews seen in recent years?" Second, two virtuous nephews...... Have you ever heard of a great teacher? ”
Liu Bei pondered for a moment and replied: "There are victims every year, and I don't know how many I have seen. As for the great sages and good teachers, I have seen his followers in the market to preach and help the people. But what does these two have to do with what my uncle said? ”
"Every year there are victims, which shows how many of them are. And the great virtuous teacher gave porridge to save the people and win the hearts of the people, such as today, all states and counties have been full of their believers, just imagine the two virtuous nephews...... If this great sage and good teacher has bad intentions and rebels......"
Liu An stopped at this point, leaving it to the imagination of the two.
He didn't know if Zhang Jiao's followers were already all over the states and counties at this time, but this did not affect him to fool the two.
Sure enough, after Liu Bei and Liu Ming listened to Liu An's words, their faces were covered with horror after pondering for a moment.
The two were stunned for a long time, and Liu Bei asked Liu An cautiously: "If the great sage and good teacher want to rebel, does my uncle have any evidence?" ”
"None. It is precisely for this reason that even if you report to the government and report to Your Majesty, it is useless! I can't say I'll arrest you and me like crazy people. ”
"But how can my uncle be sure that this great sage will rebel?" Liu Ming turned his head and looked at Liu An with a puzzled expression.
"Just because he demagogically gathered the congregation, the disciples only know the great sages and good teachers, but they don't know the great Han Son of Heaven, just because the way he created is called Taiping Dao! What is Peace? With these two words alone, the dissatisfaction with the rule of the Han Dynasty has been revealed, and it is bound to establish a peaceful and prosperous era! ”
"This ...... Is this true? Liu An's words shocked Liu Ming.
Liu Bei was a little calmer, and he asked Liu An suspiciously: "I don't know where my uncle heard about this?" ”
"Do you need to listen to it?" Liu An sneered, "Xuande, if you find a great virtuous teacher and a follower, you can learn his name from his mouth." As for the great sages and good teachers demagoguing people to win over the sect, there is no need to inquire about it! Whenever there is a disaster, its followers will send out the porridge and gather the congregants by the way, so that anyone with eyes can see it. ”
Liu Bei touched his chin and thought about it, and found that what Liu An said was indeed reasonable, so he couldn't help asking: "In this case, why does my uncle just farm and livestock?" If the world is in turmoil, isn't it the day for us to serve the country? Why not prepare? ”
"Then let me ask, Xuande thinks that if the world is in chaos, what is the foundation of survival? Personal bravery? Or is it full of money? Wrong! It's strength! And the strength can be specifically summarized as people, and food! Although force and resourcefulness are important, they are not necessary, and people and food are the foundation! And force and resourcefulness are the springboard for further progress, does Xuande think so? ”
Liu Bei thought about Liu An's words and nodded approvingly.
Liu An looked at Liu Ming again, "What does Deran think?" ”
"Uncle's words are indeed reasonable." Liu Ming also agreed.
"Isn't what I'm doing now preparing for the chaos that is coming?"
"I see!" Liu Ming reacted slowly, and it wasn't until Liu An pointed out that he understood the truth, and his mouth suddenly opened.
Liu Bei also understood Liu An's plan at this time, and began to feel guilty for his previous rash proposal to leave.
"Uncle is far-sighted, but I don't know that my uncle is far-sighted, and he actually looks down on my uncle and looks down on my uncle Haihan."
"It's okay." Liu An waved his hand and didn't care, but turned around and looked at Liu Bei playfully, and said with a smile: "Then Xuande will come tomorrow?" ”
Liu Bei was thick-skinned, and he didn't care when he was teased by Liu An, but said solemnly: "How can you miss such a righteous act of serving the country?" ”
"Uncle, Deran also has a heart to serve the country, please don't shirk uncle!" Liu Ming followed closely and enthusiastically signed up.
"Hahaha! Good! Great goodness!! Liu An achieved his goal and laughed.
"It's just ......" There is another question Liu Bei is also very concerned about, so he asked: "How does my uncle plan to solve the problem of taking in so many disaster victims, and the food and grass required are not a small number?" ”
Liu Bei had heard Liu Ming say yesterday that Liu An sold a sword to Gongsun Zan yesterday and got 50 acres of wasteland for 20,000 yuan, but even if 20,000 yuan is used to buy food, it is only enough for 300 people for 10 days.
What's more, Liu Bei knew that Liu An had spent a lot of money, and he didn't use it all to buy grain.
"Xuande rest assured."
Liu An appeased Liu Bei and said what he had thought of a long time ago,
"A few days ago, I rescued a noble man and gave me a lot of strange things, and I can sell those strange things for a lot of money. And the man told me about the origin of strange things, the two virtuous nephews don't know, strange things originate from foreign capitals, in my Han rare things are extremely common in foreign countries, but my Han common things are extremely rare. In a few days, I will arrange for someone to go there to do business, and then I will sell my Han specialties to the people there at a high price, and then buy strange things at a low price and sell them at a high price. ”
"The round thing you eat today is also from a foreign country?" Liu Bei remembered the potatoes he ate at night and asked in surprise.
"Yes!"
"If this is the case, then my uncle will be able to take in a large number of disaster victims to raise them, and only wait for the chaos in the world in the coming day, and then he will be able to achieve immortal deeds!" Liu Bei couldn't help but get excited, looking forward to the day when he achieved fame.
After that, the three of them chatted all the way about future plans, specific implementation plans and details, etc., and the three of them were full of ambition, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became, and the relationship was much closer than before.