As the sun set in the west, a carriage, protected by nearly a hundred soldiers, entered Fenggao with several carts of gifts.
Jushou in the car opened the window and looked at Fenggao's tall city walls, bluestone-paved floors, and straight streets. He also looked at the endless flow of people on the streets, the bustling shops on the left, and the endless flow of merchants. Think about it.
The scene when he was an official in Luoyang, this high position actually had the atmosphere of an imperial capital.
[People say that there is a dragon rising in Mount Tai, but they are not lying. Seeing the people living and working in peace and contentment, and the peaceful and prosperous scene under the rule, thinking about the scene of the small county town that was honored before, Liu Xuande is worthy of being a hero.]
Jushou compared Fenggao and Bohai, which he was proud of, and finally could only sigh.
"Jizhou Jugong, Hua Zijian has been ordered to come to greet you." Hua Xiong led a team of elites and saluted Jushu's carriage.
"General Hua has invited you." Jushou stepped out of the carriage and bowed his hands to Hua Xiong, "I am deeply honored to be greeted by General Hua."
"Ju Gong shows his love." Hua Xiong made a gesture of invitation towards Ju Shou.
"Fenggao is so prosperous. I wonder if there is any clever plan. How can we, as Han people, have enough food and clothing while living in poverty and desolation?" Jushou followed Hua Xiong on his horse and asked with a smile on his face. He did not expect to get the answer.
"This is all the responsibility of the military advisor. How can I know it? Among our group of generals, only Zilong can understand it. The others are miserable and can only listen to others' orders." Hua Xiong followed.
He said warmly, Hua Xiong couldn't even feel jealous of a guy like Zhao Yun who was handsome, good at martial arts, strong, and capable of leading troops. If necessary, he would even infiltrate the ranks of civil servants.
"Zhao Zilong?" Jushou stroked his beard, "He is one of the most elite generals in the world. I heard that he has been serving as a field captain. I don't know when he will be able to lead the cavalry on the battlefield. Baima Yicong is one of the best in the world."
Hua Xiong always felt that there was something in this guy Jushou's words, but as he was relatively stupid, he just felt that these words were a bit harsh, but he couldn't grasp the center of it, so he looked at Jushou with some annoyance.
"Hahaha, general, you don't have to be like this." Jushu laughed and turned around casually to look at the scene around him. He came here to spy on information with the idea of forming an alliance with Liu Bei. As for forming an alliance, both Yuan Shao and Liu Bei knew that.
But it's not a joke. Sooner or later the two sides will have a battle.
A team of 20 city guards carried large shields and faced the clouds and passed in front of Jushou. Jushou couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. As a military advisor who had been on the battlefield, he knew very well what these soldiers represented. Then he led Jushou to
In the distance before Liu Bei's residence, Jushou met ten waves of urban management. The equipment and personnel quality of each wave were the same as the first batch, which made Jushou secretly take note.
The number of veterans of hundreds of battles is a very important sign of combat effectiveness under any prince. It is obvious that Liu Bei has so many veterans of hundreds of battles that he can mobilize at least 3,000 for the defense of the headquarters. This shows the combat effectiveness of Liu Bei's army.
Liu Bei protected his family with his subordinates.
Jushou was stunned when he saw Liu Bei's house shining brightly under the setting sun, and stood motionless at the door.
"Jugong, please!" Hua Xiong snickered in his heart. In his opinion, Chen Xi asked Hua Xiong to invite the counselors and generals who came to live in Liu Bei's new home just to see these people's jokes. You must know that they were here at the beginning.
I was also frightened when I saw Liu Bei's new residence.
"This is Liu Shijun's residence?" Jushou looked in shock at the tall building in front of him that could blind him.
"Yes, my lord specially asked me to build a residence. Mrs. Zhen estimates that this house costs about one billion yuan, but with the decoration inside, it is estimated to be far more than that. I really don't know what my lord is thinking." Hua Xiong was a little resentful.
Said, Chen Xi asked Hua Xiong to say these few words.
"..." Jushou was shocked by the building in front of him. Although he had heard people from Mount Tai say that Liu Bei's residence was comparable to the Heavenly Palace, he thought it was someone joking before. However, after seeing him this time, Jushou finally understood what it means to be famous rather than meet.
, What a benevolent person! How many people can be saved with so much money!
[This house is made of gold! I heard people say that Liu Bei loved luxury when he was young. He liked walking chickens and fighting dogs. He was not a good bird at all. I am still wondering why he suddenly changed his gender and his feelings are still the same.
! A country is easy to change, but nature is hard to change! I don’t know how much military funds have been embezzled in this house! No matter how prosperous Fenggao is, it can’t withstand Liu Bei’s luxury!]
After Jushou entered the door, he noticed the smell of wine. It was a strong aroma that could not be dissolved. He had not noticed it before outside the door. After entering the door, he felt the smell of wine on the ground.
"What does this wine smell like?" Jushou asked in surprise.
"My lord loves wine, but he has been warned not to drink too much, and he is afraid of losing control, so he often buys wine and pours it in the courtyard, ensuring that he can always ask about the smell of the wine, so that he will not drink secretly." Hua Xiong.
He curled his lips in front of Jushou and said, "What a fine century-old cellar!"
This mellow aroma of wine can't help but distrust him. He knew it was top-notch wine when he smelled it, but he actually poured it all down. And the ridiculous reason was that he couldn't drink. If he couldn't drink, then don't drink. The monarch couldn't even control his own lust.
Can he be a great talent? He rewarded his subordinates with such good wine that they could not drink! He actually poured it out, completely ignoring the existence of his subordinates and his subordinates. Jushou made another note to Liu Bei.
The reason why Jushou didn't believe Hua Xiong's words was mainly because the house Liu Bei lived in was so luxurious, so luxurious that it overturned Jushou's senses. He preconceived that Liu Bei loved luxury, and everything fell into place after that.
"Mr. Ju, it seems that my lord has something to do. How about we go in directly?" When they reached the main entrance, they still didn't see Liu Bei coming to greet them. Hua Xiong said with a wry smile, feeling quite helpless.
[There is no etiquette of superiority and inferiority.] Jushou gave Liu Bei another cross. He looked at the layer of things spread on the ground that looked like white bear skin, but was much larger than the largest white bear skin. He asked strangely, "This is
What?"
"Carpet. My lord felt that the ground was cold in winter, so he mobilized merchants all over the world to purchase all the sheepskins produced this year, and took the essence to make this blanket. It is unparalleledly soft and warm when you step on it." Hua Xiong sighed and said,
"It is said that just this blanket that covers the entire house would have required the down of hundreds of thousands of sheepskins to make it."
"Ten tens of thousands?" Jushou was immediately frightened, "How is that possible?"
"Nothing is impossible. If Mr. Ju is interested in making one, he can ask any merchant in the north who is involved in wool thread manufacturing to see if I said too much or too little." Hua Xiong sneered.
It is said that this is really cashmere from hundreds of thousands of sheepskins. As long as Jushou asks at that time, the conclusion he draws must be true. But the problem is that for other businessmen, it doesn’t matter whether they have cashmere or not, so Chen Xi is playing
It is a profit without capital. Anyway, it can be intercepted during spinning. As for cashmere, all merchants know that the output is extremely low, and one hundred thousand pieces cannot be obtained!
Jushou secretly wrote down this matter for verification later, then nodded and followed Hua Xiong in. I don’t know if it was an illusion or something, but Jushou felt that his body was lighter and his body became warmer when he stepped on the carpet (this is
Illusion).(To be continued..)
ps: Sure enough, the fourth update is still too reluctant for me...