Luoyang, Yuan Shu's private residence.

Yuan Shuhu, who was sitting at the top, took a sip of the wine brought by Liu Bei suspiciously.

The wine was spicy, and his face turned red when he choked, and he hurriedly drank a few sips of honey on the side to suppress it.

"Xuande, your wine is really spicy, but the wine is good. But the people of the Central Plains may not be able to drink it, and if you want to make their money in Luoyang City with this, I'm afraid it's a little difficult. My Yuan family is not short of money, but you can't treat me as a fool, right? Yuan Shu laughed angrily.

Liu Bei came to the door early this morning and said that he wanted to cooperate with him in the business of selling wine.

Although the Yuan family is not short of money, no one has ever disliked the reason that money is hot.

It's just that he has just drunk the wine brought by Liu Bei, and he already has some suspicions that Liu Bei came to him to cheat money today.

"What the highway says is not right. If you want to come to the highway from a rich background and have never done business, this business thing is to have a family that no one else has, so that you can make money. Otherwise, if it's the same, why would people spend money on your side? This is the reason why people from North Malaysia and South Traders can earn at least a year's expenses after a trip. ”

Liu Bei was not in a hurry, he took a sip of the honey water on the table, just took a sip and quickly put it down, picked up the wine he brought back and drank it.

In his opinion, honey water is just more expensive. In fact, it has no taste, far inferior to his spirits.

Yuan Shu was stunned when he heard this.

It is true that he has never done business personally, although he also feels that what Liu Bei said has some truth, but he still feels that there is something wrong, but he can't say it for a while.

He turned his head to look behind him at Shi A, who happened to come today, "Shi A, you have been in the market for a long time and have seen a lot of knowledge, what Xuande said is right?" ”

"There is some truth in what Liu Jun said, it's just the quality of a business, and it is important that the goods in the store are different, but if you make a lot of money, I'm afraid that it's just different, which may not be enough."

"Just like the chess made by Liu Jun before, why did it sell so well in the city? It is because the Liubo has been circulated for many years before, and the chess is somewhat similar to the Liubo, but it is a little more interesting than the Liubo, and the production is simple and the price is not expensive, so people in the city are willing to spend money to buy it. ”

"It's not that Ah Yan's words are ugly, but the wine in this northern land is strong, and it has never been liked by the people of the Central Plains. Liu Jun is not the only one who wants to promote Northland wine in Luoyang over the years, but what is the result? I think I've seen Liu Jun. ”

Shi A is a character who is used to fighting in the market, and his words directly point to the loopholes in Liu Bei's words.

Yuan Shu nodded when he heard this, and smiled proudly, "Xuande, how is it?" What else do you have to say? I'm not going to do a loss-making business. ”

Liu Bei did not refute Shi A's words, but glanced at him with appreciation, "What Shi Jun said is not bad, I have been visiting Luoyang for a long time in the past few days, and I have never seen Beidi wine marketed in Luoyang. ”

"Of course, on the one hand, it shows that the Northland wine is difficult to sell here, but it also means that once the Northland wine can be accepted by the people of this Luoyang, it can be sold more in this Luoyang land?"

"On the highway, there are many rich people in Luoyang, who are not short of money." Liu Bei said with a smile.

"What if it's not bad for money? The people in Luoyang City are very shrewd, but there are never fools, and real fools can't live long in Luoyang. "Yuan Shu is not so good.

"It's nature. If you follow the usual method, you can't do it. But we can find another way. Liu Bei said with a smile, "For example, this wine is highly praised by His Majesty after drinking it." ”

Yuan Shu was stunned again, he had always thought that he was already bold, and he didn't want Liu Bei to be above him, so he dared to hit that person.

"Your Majesty is full of praise? Xuande is saying that it is not a joke, and what kind of wine His Majesty drinks is a rule in the palace. Even if you have the status of a clan member of the Han family, you can't enter the palace with this wine. ”

"Besides, even if you enter the palace, Your Majesty really drank it, and really praised your wine, but if you dare to use this to say it outside, I am afraid that in a few days, Captain Sili will take you to prison."

Yuan Shu came back to his senses, he was a smart person after all, and naturally understood what Liu Bei meant at once.

The wine that His Majesty has drunk and praised will naturally be different from ordinary wine. His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and every word and deed, every move can cause the people of the world to imitate.

In the past, the king of Chu Ling had a thin waist, so the ministers of the king of Ling all took a meal as a festival, coerced and then brought, and then supported the wall and then rose. Compared with the period of the year, there is a dark color in the morning.

If His Majesty really praised the wine sent by Liu Bei, and this word could be spread, no matter whether the people of the northern land could drink it or not, it would definitely cause the people in the city to rob it.

I have drunk the wine that His Majesty has drunk, whether it is the common people in the ordinary market, or the people of the wealthy families, wherever I go, it is a conversation that can be used to brag.

It's just a pity, Yuan Shu also knows that this matter is not so easy to do.

"The highway is not bad, so this matter can only be told by His Majesty himself." Liu Bei said with a smile.

Although Jia Xu did not specifically tell Liu Bei what to do, he had actually secretly pointed out the key to the matter.

That's the cobweb-like intertwined interests.

"Do you want Your Majesty to speak in person?" Yuan Shu smiled dumbly, "Xuande has already seen Your Majesty, with a smart person like Xuande, can't you see clearly what kind of person Your Majesty is?" ”

"Your Majesty is the most moody today, once angry, even the senior members of the court are killed at will. Although you are a disciple of Duke Lu and have the name of a Han clan, if you annoy Your Majesty, you can only die. ”

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"Highway makes sense. It's just that the highway has ever wondered why His Majesty would kill the killer? Liu Bei smiled, "The people he killed were all people who didn't go his way, but what if what we did was exactly what he wanted?" ”

"Your Majesty loves to play and loves gardens. In the final analysis, it is inseparable from a money word. Although His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, he can't conjure money out of thin air. Ordinary people are still worried about no rice to put in the pot all day long, Your Majesty has a noble stomach, and the things in the world are complicated and difficult to decide, how can you worry? ”

Liu Bei's words became sharper and sharper, "There are many rich families in Luoyang City, if Your Majesty wants them to pay for nothing, they are unwilling, but if they use this wine as a medium, it is not difficult for them to pay for themselves." ”

Yuan Shu nodded, in the end, he was born in the family of the fourth and third princes, and he had a natural sensitivity to politics, he naturally knew that what Liu Bei said was the truth, and if things could really develop as Liu Bei said, he would naturally be able to make money.

But after all, it involves the Son of Heaven, although he prides himself on being the third prince of the fourth world and the third prince of the world on weekdays, but if the matter is messed up, he will not lose his life, but in the future, he is afraid that there will be a lot of twists and turns.

"So Xuande came to me this time, not to ask me for money?" Yuan Shu asked, now that he had asked Liu Bei's method, he naturally knew Liu Bei's purpose for coming to him.

Not for money, but for him, the name of the fourth and third duke of the Yuan family.

Liu Bei nodded and said with a smile: "Now there is Duan Gong in that wine house who has taken up 10%, if the highway is willing to join, I can also let you take 10%." At that time, the border generals, the Yuan family, and me, a member of the Han family, are all among them, and it is a good business that can make money. All of these are placed in front of His Majesty together, and how does Highway think His Majesty will choose? ”

Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Xuande, you are playing with fire." ”

Border generals, families, and clan relatives, blending these together, that is, Emperor Ling immediately beheaded several of them, and they were not aggrieved at all.

"Knowing the meaning of the highway is just a road, since ancient times, if you want to do something, how can you not take some risks? Afraid of wolves and tigers, how can you do great things? ”

"I heard that He Hao and He Gong have entered Luoyang several times, but they only visited Ben Chu and never stepped into your door. It's just that I think that your Yuan Highway is not as good as his Yuan Benchu. ”

"Now everyone in Luoyang City is saying that Yuan Ben is a model in the first life, could it be that you Yuan Highway is willing to be a ghost in this road? It is impossible to live under the original for the rest of your life! Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"I don't want to!"

Yuan Shu got up angrily and paced in the room, going back and forth several times before stopping.

He looked at Liu Bei and said in a deep voice: "I bet with Xuande!" ”

…………

Luoyang, North Palace, in the Dragon Garden.

Emperor Ling had just finished writing a resignation, and he raised his hand to hold up the paper, and the ink on it had not yet dried.

He is a good resign, and the books he wrote at the beginning were all tactful and emotional, and his rhetoric was quite gorgeous.

In recent years, he has grown older, and he has been in charge of government and government, and his authority has become increasingly heavy. Compared with the past, there is a little more killing spirit.

The defense has been completed, and the prestige has been determined, and he began to admire the achievements of the Han Dynasty.

For the emperor, how many people don't want to expand their territory like the Qin Emperor and Han Wu and leave a name for eternity?

He beckoned behind him, and a small eunuch immediately stepped forward and handed over a tray with two jars of wine and some melons and fruits from the Western Regions.

Emperor Ling glanced back, there were two jars of wine, one jar was the Western Regions wine he often drank, and the other jar he had never seen before.

He took the jar of wine, "Where did it come from?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this wine was sent by Yuan Changshi early in the morning, saying that it was a rare northland wine, and I want to send it to Your Majesty to taste fresh." The eunuch hurriedly knelt down and said in a trembling voice.

"Yuan Yu sent it, it's a little interesting." Emperor Ling didn't know what to think, he smiled, and casually poured a cup from the altar, "Come, you drink this cup, how about tasting this wine for me first?" ”

The little eunuch naturally didn't dare to refuse, stepped forward on his knees, took the wine with both hands, and drank it all.

It's just that the wine is spicy, and the person is immediately choked, his face is red, and he coughs incessantly.

Emperor Ling laughed, "It seems that this is indeed good wine." ”

After a while, when he saw that the little eunuch was safe, he picked up the wine jar on the tray.

He picked up the glass glass next to him and poured the drink into it.

The wine is rather cloudy, not as sparkling as wine.

The Spirit Emperor drank all the wine in the cup.

Rao was already a little prepared, but he was still choking and coughing.

"Good wine, do good wine, drink good wine." Emperor Ling sighed with emotion, and he waved his hand, "Go and find Yuan Yu." ”

The little eunuch immediately answered the call.

Emperor Ling held the wine jar in his hand and thought thoughtfully.

A moment later, Yuan Yu trotted in, came to the Spirit Emperor, and immediately knelt down.

"I wonder what His Majesty summoned his ministers to do?"

Although he asked so, it was expected that Emperor Ling would summon him.

The Spirit Emperor didn't say anything immediately, and let him lie on the ground.

After a long time, Liu Hong opened his mouth and said with a smile: "You dogs, you are really bold, and now you dare to calculate me." ”

When Yuan Yu heard this, he immediately kowtowed heavily, and his forehead hit the stone slab, banging.

"Your Majesty has really wronged the slave maid, and the slave and maid dare not calculate Your Majesty even if they have the courage to do so." Yuan Yu said in a trembling voice.

"Don't think that I don't know about the affairs of you and the Yuan family, I have never restrained you for so many years, but I just think that the Luoyang family must have at least one who can fight, so that it can support the shelf of the Luoyang family."

"But I don't think you understand that. When you bring in the wine today, do you really just want me to taste it, and you don't mean anything else? Emperor Ling smiled, "If you say it, you will believe it, but I won't believe it." ”

"Your Majesty, the slave maid has already told the Yuan family that Your Majesty is aware of everything, and any small means cannot be hidden from Your Majesty." Yuan Yu still kowtowed.

Emperor Ling's face softened slightly, and he said with a smile: "I know that you have other plans, so I will get up and talk back." ”

Yuan Yu got up tremblingly, his face was covered with blood, but he didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe it.

At this time, if a move accidentally angered the Spirit Emperor, it might cause death.

"Your Majesty knows that the relationship between the slave and the Yuan family is very good, and this wine delivery is what the two Yuan family children begged the slave to do."

"According to what they said, this matter is also to help a friend of theirs, and His Majesty wants to know that it is Liu Bei Liu Xuande, who made chess a few days ago and was summoned to the palace by His Majesty, and recognized Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who are his Han clan relatives."

"A few days ago, Cao Poshi, the captain of the Yue Cavalry, died in Qingzhou, this Liu Bei had some conflicts with Cao Poshi before, and this person was also afraid that Cao Changqiu would be angry with him. I happened to have a good wine recipe in my hand, so I thought about pulling the Yuan brothers to open a wine house to protect themselves, but they still felt a little unsafe, so they thought of this way to send wine. ”

Liu Hong looked at the wine jar in his hand, and felt very interesting, he didn't want this small jar of wine to have so many hidden secrets.

He didn't think anything was going to happen. For him, it was just a fluttering word that could be solved.

Liu Hong said with a smile: "Who did this Liu Bei say he found?" ”

"Now there are already two sons of Duan Sili and the Yuan family." Yuan Yu replied truthfully.

As he answered, he sighed in his heart, and this was the most difficult part of this matter.

"Border generals, families, clansmen." Emperor Ling laughed, "It's a little interesting. ”

He suddenly asked, "I heard that this wine seller is a money-making business. ”

Yuan Yu's heart was suspended for a while, and he hurriedly responded: "It is indeed very profitable, although those businessmen do not have a high status, they can make a lot of money." ”

"I want sixty percent." Liu Hong said directly.

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Yuan Yu asked.

"They set up this plan to ask you to send wine into the palace, just to let me get involved."

Emperor Ling smiled, "They dare to use this strategy, I calculate that they have the guts, and I am not afraid of falling for their strategy." ”

"It's just that they should also understand that what I want is real money, if the money they take out can't satisfy me at that time, then I can't care about the Yuan family and the Han family, let them just come to see them."

"Yes." Yuan Yu said in a trembling voice.

"Stand down."

Yuan Yu's steps trembled and retreated.

Emperor Ling waved his hand at the little eunuch behind him, "Go and find Zhang Rang and Cao Changqiu." ”

The little eunuch was ordered to go.

Liu Hong picked up the wine jar on the table again and swirled it in his hands.

All the plans of Liu Bei and others were just like children frolicking in his eyes.

Thousands of schemes and tricks are no match for his emperor's words.

Naturally, he was happy to give it a try to what was beneficial to him.

When they were in the river, their mother and son were indeed a little poor and afraid.

…………

Yuan Yu walked out of the palace gate tremblingly, only then did he raise his hand to wipe the blood from his face, turn his head to look back, and smile coldly.

He went straight to Yuan Shao's private house.

At this time, in Yuan Shao's private house, Yuan Shao was talking and laughing with Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu was sitting alone, drinking stuffy wine.

Yuan Benchu, who was sitting at the top and cutting off a piece of cooked meat with a knife, took a sip of wine and asked with a smile: "Xuande has such a good thing, why didn't he come to look for me at first, just to find the road?" ”

Liu Bei glanced at him, this Yuan Benchu, who was known as the world's model and the third prince of the fourth world, really did not disappoint him.

When he first found Yuan Shu, he knew that it would be difficult to do this with Yuan Shu's strength alone, and once he used the eunuchs of the Yuan family in the palace, it would inevitably alarm Yuan Shao.

And Yuan Shao really did not disappoint him, and when the plan was launched, he invited the two people who were planning in Yuan Shu's mansion to come over.

"The original hero, the hidden fame, I thought that the original would not be interested in such a thing." Liu Bei replied decently.

"Xuan Degao looked at Shao. Money and things, who don't like it, Shao Ben mediocre people, they are not exempt from vulgarity. What's more, this matter can help Xuande avoid disaster, and Shao naturally can't stand idly by. Yuan Shao smiled and turned his head to look at Xu Yu on the side, "What does Ziyuan think?" ”

When it comes to money, Xu You, who was originally lazy, became a little interested, "If the plan is done properly, we can make a lot of money this time, I have to say that Xuande's plan is really not bad." ”

"Then we must let those stingy people pay a lot of money, otherwise what is the use of them keeping that money? I have to take it to the ground. It's better to fall into our hands. ”

"Hey, saying that others are stingy, haven't you Xu Ziyuan never seen the account but not the account?" Yuan Shu sneered, "In the past, when we went out to drink together, it wasn't all me and Benchu who settled the bill. ”

"Highway is so bad, do you think I can't afford to pay a few baht? You and Ben are the famous families of the Yuan family, and I did this to show your posture as a corporal of courtesy. Do you think I drink drinks every day that don't cost money, and I feel good? "Xu You is right.

Yuan Shu was speechless for a while.

Seeing Xu Yu like this, Liu Bei remembered that there was another person, who was also known for being stingy, but he didn't know if he came to Luoyang at this time.

Just as several people were speechless, Yuan Yu entered from outside the door.

He was originally Yuan Shao's guest, and he was led to the hall by the servants in the palace without notice.

When he saw that several people were there, he smiled and said, "Our business is done." ”