"Mi Zhu has seen the eldest son. The eldest son came to the humble house. He has never been far away to welcome him. He is afraid and hopes not to be surprised."

Although he didn't look down on Tao Shang from the bottom of his heart, Mi Zhu and his younger brother Mi Fang went out to greet him in person. After all, they gave gifts and prayers, which gave him enough face to the Mi family and could not be too arrogant.

"Don't be so energetic, it's a joyful congratulation. I think it's because I've increased a lot of money recently?" Tao Shang replied to Mi Zhu with a smile.

Mi Zhu's answer was just right: "The eldest son was joking. The merchant family did some small business, so how could they talk about whether to increase the amount of money? The eldest son, please come in."

The pottery broke his mouth and became extremely envious. Rich people are different, and they also "why not talk about whether they increase or not"... The implication is: if there is too much money, it doesn't matter how much money is spent, and it doesn't matter how much you earn.

A rich man is a rich man, and he doesn’t talk well.

After entering the hall, Taoist merchants, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang sat down according to the guest and host. Mi Zhu looked at Taoist merchants with a smile and said, "The eldest son sent someone to send gifts today, but he was frightened. He was already frightened. He was also frightened by the young master who came to the mansion to see the teachings. It was really... so frightened, so frightened."

Tao Shang smiled very kindly: "Mi don't worry about state affairs every day, helping his father take charge of Xuzhou, he worked hard and made great contributions. He gave a little bit of politeness, and had no other meaning, it was purely gratitude."

"The eldest son is really a gentleman, and he is worthy of being the legitimate son of the envoy."

Mi Zhu praised her, but she began to be curious in her heart. The boy's performance was completely different from Mumu's dull appearance on weekdays. He was just giving gifts and paying homage to the house... Why do you say that he is grateful? I don't seem to be familiar with him.

"Young Master, I must be here today!" Mi Zhu tested with a smile.

"I'm fine." Tao Shang shook his head.

Mi Zhu obviously didn't believe it: "No, there must be something wrong."

"It's really okay."

Mi Zhu stared at Tao Shang with bright eyes: "Why should you be so polite to me, the eldest son and I have to do it? If there is something wrong, just say that if you can do it under the guise, you will definitely work hard."

Mi Fang sat aside and agreed: "Yes, eldest son, if you have any questions, please say that our brothers are subordinates of the envoy Tao. In other words, they are subordinates of the eldest son. If you have any questions, it doesn't matter! You don't have to be polite with my brothers."

Tao Shang raised his eyebrows slightly: "You two hope I have something to do?...Okay, then I'll borrow some money."

The expressions of the brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang became stiff in an instant.

"Young Master...Don't make trouble."

Tao Shang said curiously: "Tao came here, it was really nothing, but it was hard to refuse. If I didn't find something, I would be afraid of being cold and I would be afraid of being cold... If I didn't, I would lend me 10,000 yuan to spend it first?"

Mi Zhu had a little sweat on his head, so why did this guy seem to have been wrapped in?

"The eldest son was joking. The young master is the eldest son, and his family is prominent. How could he lack money to spend?"

As expected, the richer the person, the more he is, the more stingy he is... He said just now that he doesn't have to be polite, and he will be able to get a shuttle now.

"Mi Biejia, now Dong Zhuo is occupying the capital and bullying the emperor. The princes of Kanto issued a manifesto and made an appointment to advance westward to attack Dong Zhuo. I wonder what Biejia has to do with his opinion on this matter?"

Mi Zhu was even more surprised when he heard this. He just thought that Tao merchants came to really want to borrow money, but he didn't expect that the topic would change and he was discussing this matter with him.

I can't tell that this kid is confused on weekdays. At critical moments, he can still distinguish between big things. Could it be that Mi Mou had missed him on weekdays?

In fact, the Kanto princes jointly attacked Dong, and this matter shocked the world. Mi Zhu also thought about this matter day and night, weighing the pros and cons of the matter on Xuzhou, but no one has ever discussed and guessed it with him. I don’t think that the first person to use this matter to ask him today was not Tao Qian, but his son, Tao Shang.

"What does the eldest son mean?"

The pottery was not in a hurry to reveal his feelings: "What do you mean by others?"

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "You should be summoned to join the alliance and watch it on the wall."

The pottery nodded and said, "That's what my father meant."

"Oh? The eldest son also discussed this matter with the envoy Tao?"

"I discussed it for a few words, but I didn't reach an agreement." The Taoist confessed honestly.

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "In this way, does the eldest prince have any support for the opinions of Tao Envoy and his subordinates?"

"I do have some different opinions, please don't help me with it." The pottery replied with his hand.

"What does the eldest son mean?"

The pottery said word by word: "We should be summoned to join the alliance to enrich our wings."

Mi Fang couldn't hold back when she heard this, and couldn't help but laugh. Mi Zhu frowned slightly, knocked on the table with dissatisfaction, indicating that Mi Fang should not be rude. The pottery merchant glanced at Mi Fang and pretended not to see it.

Fatty, I'm laughing at me! I'm not deep at all, I'm so embarrassed to be an official? I'll find an opportunity to kill you.

Mi Zhu Gujing Bubo's face looked a little strange: "To use the wings to enrich the feathers? The eldest son, please tell me bluntly that a soldier is a weapon, and it is a way to hurt the enemy and damage oneself. If you fight head-on and not damage your vitality, it is the best way to use the wings to enrich the feathers?"

The Taoist merchant did not speak out, but asked, "Don't take the lead. The Mi family is a wealthy family in Xuzhou. They have all kinds of business. I dare to ask, what business is the most profitable?"

When it comes to doing business, Mi Zhu's chest slightly raised, his face full of pride.

"The Mi family has been engaged in and accumulated over the generations. However, the most profitable business also requires trade in the north and south, south and freight south, from north to north. Although there are risks, the profit is not unusual and comparable. It can also spread the name of Mi family from north to south. The more famous it is, the merchants of all prefectures and counties are all willing to cooperate with Mi family. The profits are like streams flowing slowly..."

Mi Zhu said at first, and he talked endlessly, but the more he spoke, the smaller the voice was, and the more the light in his eyes seemed to be, as if he understood something.

After seeing Mi Zhu's expression, Tao Shang knew that this old guy was a little smoother.

"Don't just say that the most profitable transaction is not farming and rest? It is the trade between the north and the south. Although this is risky, one is profitable, and the other is the most important thing to make a name for it! Once the reputation of the Mi family's giant businessman is spread, merchants around the world will cooperate with each other and make endless profits. This is the way of long-term business."

After all, the pottery's meaning is actually just a function of expressing the brand effect.

Humans are sensory animals. No matter what they do or buy, they are inertial to find well-known big brands. In later generations, another way is the Matthew effect. Large companies merge small companies, and large companies monopolize more important resources. The stronger the strongest... But the change is, the loudest brand name must be. The stronger the brand effect, the greater the greater the resources the company can get.

The meaning of Tao Shang's words indirectly reminded Mi Zhu: when doing business, we pay attention to brand effect, so as to monopolize more money and trade resources... And Xuzhou can also take this opportunity to become famous and build its own political brand! In order to monopolize more talent resources and political resources.

Business and politics are inseparable from the roots of the matter, that's all.

Mi Zhu stopped talking and kept looking at the pottery merchant, his eyes curled up, making the pottery merchant feel a little scared.

This old boy's eyes are so vulgar. He shouldn't he fall in love with a boy? I heard that rich people have distorted psychology and their hobbies are quite perverted... If he dares to be rude to me, I will beat him up on the head.

"The young master's intention is that he does not want to watch the wall, but to use the battle to challenge Dong to promote my name as Xuzhou in order to develop in the future?" Mi Zhu narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

The pottery nodded and said, "Yes, I am stupid, far less than my father and I have a long-term plan. Please correct me."

Mi Zhu slowly stroked his beard and said slowly: "The prince's intention is clear, but Dong Zhuo is powerful. Although the princes of Guandong are willing to fight Dong, the only ones who are incompatible with Dong Zhuo are Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Bao Xin and others. If our Xuzhou forces us to take the lead in this alliance, we will probably cause trouble."

Tao Shang shook his head and said, "There are advantages and disadvantages. It depends only on which one is greater or less. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao seem to be in a tit-for-tat manner with Dong Zhuo on the surface and are at the forefront of the storm, but in a long time, it will become famous all over the world and its power will rise sharply! Although Dong Zhuo is strong, he is far away from Luoyang and far away from Xuzhou. On the contrary, we are surrounded by various vassal cities and counties. Now, instead of offending the princes close to us, it is better to offend Dong Zhuo."

"Well..." Mi Zhu closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before speaking: "The eldest son's words... make some sense."

As soon as these words were said, the stone in the heart of the Tao merchant finally fell to the ground. No matter what, Mi Zhu still had some insights. In history, this guy, as a wealthy family in Xuzhou, was willing to spend all his money and was displaced, and he also wanted to press his treasure on Liu Bei. I have to say that this man has a vicious vision and dared to gamble. He is not a person who sticks to the rules.

People who dare to gamble will naturally not be too honest, and people who are not very honest will naturally not stubbornly seek a way.

"What do you want the eldest son to do?" Mi Zhu's smile suddenly became a little playful, as if he was thinking.

"For this war between the princes and the princes, my father wanted to watch the situation on the wall, and I wanted him to persuade him to change his mind." The Tao Shang expressed his purpose.

Mi Zhu thought about it carefully for a while, as if he was referring to the comparison in his heart, and then he spoke after a while: "This matter... Oh, the eldest son, I don't want to persuade the lord, but the lord has made up his mind, so I'm afraid it's hard to persuade..."

Old thief!

Tao Shang sighed in his heart that a businessman is a businessman. Even if he agrees with his own point of view, he will put it into consideration. He will never do anything that is not good.

The excellent qualities of hard work, bravery, kindness... are all bullshit in the eyes of these big businessmen.

However, when Tao Shang came, he had already guessed a little about Mi Zhu's approach, which was also normal.

After all, there is no love for no reason in this world, nor is there no hatred for no reason. At most, Tao Shang and Mi Zhu are nodding and come to ask others for help. There must be a reason to be justified. After all, Mi Zhu is not a fool. On the contrary, he is more serious than most people and cannot do business at a loss.

"Don't you be interested in doing a long-term deal with me?"

Mi Zhu was stunned when he heard this: "What business?"

"The bet deal." Tao Shang said with a smile.

"Betting?" Mi Zhu seemed to be interested: "Which treasure should I bet?"

The pottery stretched out his finger and pointed at his nose and smiled, "Boe me this treasure."

Mi Zhu seemed to be interested: "The metaphor of the eldest son is quite interesting, but I don't know how to discuss your treasure?"

"I am ashamed to say that I, Tao Shang, will not be successful in my business, and I am timid in my daily life, and I am not enterprising, and I can't do anything serious and useless. I am really a eldest son who is not in tune with the right things..."

When Mi Zhu heard this, he didn't say anything... He actually agreed to it!?

Tao Shang felt a little uncomfortable. This old guy is not so sharp or stupid. He just spoke very seriously. Why don’t hesitate this time? I belittle myself so much, and you can’t refute me if you listen to it seriously?

It hurts a little bit of self-esteem.

"Although that's the case, I am the eldest son of the governor of Xuzhou after all. Now the world is chaotic. Many things in Xuzhou may need me to make the decision. If you bet on me, it would be equivalent to betting on the future of the Mi clan in Xuzhou for ten, twenty, or even thirty years..."

Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused, waited for Mi Zhu to digest his words, and said, "Of course, this treasure may not bet on a sure profit. If my Tao family is in decline in the future, or if the owner of Xuzhou changes hands, don't bet on this treasure, you may bet on it."

The light flashed in Mi Zhu's eyes: "The eldest son is really a gentleman's manner in dealing with people. He is so honest, which really makes Mi Zhu admire him... Haha, but in fact, the young master is right. At least at present, Mi Zhu can't find another person to be banned except for the young master."

The Tao merchant woke up... Currently?

That's right. In a few years, he may not be sure to change his mind and lie to Liu Bei.

"Do you agree with what Mr. Mi said?"

Mi Zhu kept his smile and suddenly said, "Young Master, can I believe your promise?"

Mi Zhu's problem made the Tao merchant embarrassed.

Believe it? How to say it, to be honest, I don’t believe in myself, how can I have the nerve to open my mouth to make you believe me...

Tao Shang stood up and bowed, and said strongly: "Of course you can trust me! I have always adhered to my father's precepts since I was a child, advocated loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, etiquette and righteousness, and took the ancient benevolent and gentlemen as their role models, and never did anything to cheat! Even if you can't trust me, can you still trust your father?"

Mi Zhu laughed loudly, Tao Shang's humble behavior and slow answers satisfied him... Yes, Tao Qian is a kind and gentleman, and the son he taught will definitely not be wrong, at least there will be no problem with quality!
To be continued...