Chapter 111: Chapter Fifty-Five: There is a dead end in front of Liu Bei (2)
All he did was extort a little money from his ministers. He was indeed a bastard who loved money more than his life.
But for Liu Bei and the others, this seems to be a great road.
"I dare to conclude that it was the prince's idea. I'm afraid the emperor is not that bored and wants revenge just for revenge." Guan Yu said from the sidelines.
"Yes." Liu Bei nodded in agreement. Before meeting Prince Liu Feng, in Liu Bei's impression, the Emperor Liu Xie was an ambitious and clear-minded man who was wise and talented. He was just born at the wrong time.[
He would never do such a thing, and it was probably the bastard prince who instigated it.
"This will bring life." Sun Qian said with a smile. Even Mi Zhu smiled because he saw the light of hope. But then, the smile on Mi Zhu's face dried up.
Because he thought of a question.
"My lord, even though we know that the prince is greedy for money, we don't have any extra money to donate." Mi Zhu smiled bitterly and cupped his fists.
"The government has insufficient financial resources?" Liu Bei's expression changed slightly and he asked.
Liu Bei really didn't know about this matter. He was only thinking about political or military matters, and all financial expenditures in the government were completely handed over to Mi Zhu.
Mi Zhu also handled everything in an orderly manner and never made any mistakes.
This is one of the reasons why Liu Bei is unwilling to let go of Mi Zhu. He is very capable. With his current power, it will be difficult to find another talent like Mi Zhu.
"It's not insufficient, but very insufficient." Mi Zhu said with a wry smile on his face.
Although Liu Bei was once the governor of Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu once supported Liu Bei with his whole family and helped Liu Bei achieve great success, Liu Bei was very extravagant.
No, it's not considered lavish. Money is needed to recruit troops, win over nobles, and guests. Don't look at Liu Bei's frustration now. When he was in Xuzhou, there were a lot of guests.
The expenses were like running water. Moreover, Xuzhou was later taken away by Lu Bu, and Liu Bei was not able to bring much wealth with him. Most of the money he had was obtained in Xiaopei, and some was rewarded by Cao Cao.
After arriving in Xudu, Liu Bei had more people under his command. He, his brother's family, Jian Yong's family, Sun Qian, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei's own family.
The expense of so many people. In addition to being deeply trapped in Xudu, Liu Bei was also afraid that some of the remaining guards around him would leave. Therefore, he treated the guards very well.
I am relatively poor and spend money faster.
In a word, there is no money. This is the result of Mi Zhu's management. Without Mi Zhu, Liu Bei would probably not be able to afford food.
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly and told Liu Bei about the financial situation of the government. Mi Zhu had never told Liu Bei about this kind of thing, because he knew that Liu Bei had enough things to worry about.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong were all incapable of running a household. When Mi Zhu said that the financial situation in the mansion was so bad, they all took a breath.
"No money? How can we bribe?" Zhang Fei said with a bitter look on his face. This peerless general on the battlefield, even if he is facing thousands of troops, will probably not change his expression, but he is stumped by this kind of thing. .[
"Zizhong?" Liu Bei was also stumped. He turned his head and asked Mi Zhu in great pain.
"It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice." Mi Zhu said with a wry smile. Even when he was in Xuzhou, his family had a big business and a lot of capital, but it would take some time to start a business.
What's more, he is poor now. He is in Xudu, a place where he is unfamiliar with his life.
"What should I do?"
What lies before Liu Bei's forces seems to be a dead end.