Zhu Qian raised her head, blushed, and murmured: "I'm sorry, Master. I forgot, I have some physical inconvenience, and I can't serve Master tonight."
This time it was Liu Xin's turn to exclaim "Ah". Of course, Liu Xin could also ask Zhu Qian to help him solve his difficulties through other "ways", but today is Liu Rui's wedding day, so she must take care of Zhu Qian.
Qian's mood, this seemed a bit inappropriate. Liu Xin scolded God for being unfair in her heart, and put on a considerate look on her face, saying softly: "It's okay, let's just talk like this.
fine."
Then, he received a compliment from Zhu Qian: "Master, you are so kind!"
Liu Xin just hugged Zhu Qian and lay there all night. Only Liu Xin knew the feeling of having meat in her mouth but not being able to eat it. However, seeing Zhu Qian's sweet smile in her sleep, Liu Xin still felt
There is a little satisfaction.
Three days later, many officials who came to attend Sun Ce's wedding banquet began to return to their respective places. Mi Zhu and Yu Fan came early in the morning to bid farewell to Liu Xin.
Liu Xin had already gone back to sleep in the study, and Fang Tian, who had practiced painting a halberd for most of the night, was wiping sweat with his upper body naked. The sight of his strong muscles made Mi Zhu speechless. You know, now
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, their lord was actually naked from the waist up. This body was really good.
Seeing Mi Zhu and Yu Fan walking in, Liu Xin also took a robe and put it on her body, saying: "The two gentlemen are going back to Jiangnan now? What Liu meant was that he wanted to keep the two gentlemen in Xiangyang.
Those who leave after the Chinese New Year, especially Zizhong, your family is from Xiangyang, so you have to celebrate the Chinese New Year before anything else."
Mi Zhu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. Mi has made up his mind. The people in Jiangnan will not be able to live in peace for a day. Mi will not go home for a day. I hope my lord will make it happen!"
Liu Xin was moved and patted Mi Zhu on the shoulder and said: "Liu is very pleased that Zizhong has such a heart. The Mi family can become the richest man in Xuzhou with Zizhong. I'm afraid it can't be done with just a few acres of thin farmland?"
Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Liu Xin meant by asking this. He hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and said, "I dare not hide anything from my lord. The Mi family's real success depends on running various shops."
In this era, although merchants ranked last among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, people did not reject merchants. Especially when Liu Hong was in power, commerce developed to an extreme. It was during that period that the Mi family was able to rise.
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Yu Fan didn't know Mi Zhu in the past, but during the period when they worked together to accept refugees, he could already deeply feel Mi Zhu's noble moral character. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "They say there is no businessman without treachery. Zizhong is an honest man. I am afraid that in business
Not your strong point?"
The implication is that if the Mi family can get rich through business, there should be another capable person.
However, Liu Xin knew that the Mi family was able to make a name for themselves in the prosperous Xuzhou only because of Mi Zhu's hard work. He couldn't help but waved his hand and said, "Zhong Xiang's words are wrong. The ancients said that great wisdom is like foolishness, and great skill is like clumsiness.
In Liu's opinion, Zizhong is a great businessman with great sincerity! Those who are sneaky and slippery can only gain temporary benefits, but how can they last long?"
Mi Zhu did not expect that he could get such a high evaluation from Liu Xin, and said hurriedly: "My lord, you are so complimentary, and I really don't deserve it. I am able to earn a family fortune in Xuzhou because of luck. After coming to Xiangyang
, my subordinates have also opened several shops in the city, but the business is only tepid, which shows that my subordinates are very different in the way of doing business."
Liu Xin said with a smile: "Zizhong is self-effacing, but this has nothing to do with luck. The Mi family first came to Jingzhou, and they haven't gained much fame yet. People in Jingzhou don't know that Mr. Zizhong is a childlike and innocent person. Naturally, he is not as good as he was in Xuzhou."
.However, Liu believes that as time passes, things will change."
Hearing the word "Xuzhou", Mi Zhu looked a little sad, sighed and said, "Well, I don't know what the situation is like there."
Suddenly, a guard walked in outside the door, raised his hands and said: "To inform my lord, Sir Ju is outside asking for an audience. He said that there is news about Xuzhou that needs to be reported to my lord."
Jushou is Liu Xin's most trustworthy person. He does not need to report anything when he enters the study. He must have learned that Mi Zhu and Yu Fan were here, so he specially asked his guards to come in and report. Obviously, he had some news that he did not want to let people know.
They knew. Of course, most of the time there was nothing scandalous about the information itself, but the source of the information Jushou obtained needed to be kept extremely secret. Since it was a phantom spy, it would naturally be shady.
Normally, Jushou would choose to leave first, and then report to Liu Xin after the other people Liu Xin met have left. However, Jushou specifically mentioned that the news came from Xuzhou, that is to say, the news was about Liu Bei.
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Although Liu Bei's current strength is very weak, Liu Xin knows that this person is very resilient and belongs to the category of unbeatable Xiaoqiang. He is even more difficult to deal with than Cao Cao, so he must be taken seriously. Therefore, Liu Xin emphasized
However, as long as there is the latest situation about Liu Bei, it must be reported to him immediately so that he can make quick judgments and decisions.
After hearing the report from his personal guards, Liu Xin was about to tell Mi Zhu again, and Yu said a few words before sending them back to the south of the Yangtze River, but Mi Zhu cupped his hands and said, "My lord, since this is news from Xuzhou, I wonder if I can allow my subordinates to listen for a moment."
Liu Xin understood clearly that Mi Zhu was from a wealthy family in Xuzhou. How could he be willing to leave when he heard the news from his hometown? He couldn't help but smile and said: "We are all our own people, why not? If you come, please invite Mr. Ju."
Hearing the words "one of our own", both Mi Zhu and Yu Fan's eyes flashed with surprise. They had never thought that Liu Xin would trust them so much, and they couldn't help but feel flattered.
At this time, Ju Shou had already walked in. When he saw Mi Zhu, Yu Fan stood up to greet him. He was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands towards the two of them and said with a sad face: "It turns out that Lord Mi is also here. What a coincidence.
Yes, the news Ju got has something to do with Lord Mi."
Mi Zhu was startled. She was about to ask him what his relationship was with her, but Liu Xin had already asked him first: "Gong Yu, what news have you brought us?"
Jushou bowed to Liu Xin and said: "My lord, there is news from the military commander that all the fields, houses, shops, and manors left by Lord Mi in Xuzhou have been forcibly occupied by Liu Bei."
In fact, Liu Xin had already known about Liu Bei's seizure of the Mi family's assets, but he just never told Mi Zhu. Anyway, it is useless to tell Mi Zhu now. When Xuzhou is captured in the future, the land deeds will be recovered one by one according to the house deeds in Mi Zhu's hands.
That's it. However, Jushou was very smart. He originally thought that Liu Xin would let Mi Zhu and Yu Fan leave first after hearing the report from the personal guards. Unexpectedly, they were still here. In a blink of an eye, he had already figured out how to deal with it.
policy.
No matter why these two people are still here, the affairs of the Phantom Agent must not be leaked. Therefore, when he came, he pointed out that the source of the news was the military spy, and completely ignored the Phantom Agent. But just now he
He has already said that it is news about Xuzhou, so what he is talking about now must also be related to Xuzhou.
Liu Bei has always been regarded as a potential enemy by Liu Xin, and Liu Bei's reputation in Xuzhou has always been good, and even Mi Zhu admires him. So Ju Shou took the opportunity to tell Liu Bei about occupying the Mi family's property, which not only kept the secret of the phantom
, and allow Mi Zhu to see Liu Bei’s character clearly.
When Mi Zhu heard that all his family property had been occupied by Liu Bei, his expression froze, and he immediately said with relief: "When Mi left Xuzhou, he had already expected this day. Maybe this was just what Tao Shijun did before his death, and he had an affair with Xuan
Mr. De has nothing to do with it. I think Mr. Xuande is a gentleman and would never do anything to take away people's property."
Liu Xin said disdainfully: "Liu Bei is just a hypocrite. Don't worry, Zizhong, one day, Liu will return those fields, houses, and shops to Zhao intact. My lord, you came at the right time, don't leave in a hurry.
I have something else to discuss with you later."
Hearing this, Yu Fan quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Since my lord has other important matters, I will leave first."
Mi Zhu was still stunned, recalling Liu Xin's words carefully, and said with disbelief: "My lord, if I think carefully about what Xuande did, it does not seem to be a lie."
Liu Xin knew that Mi Zhu was an honest person. If he could see through Liu Bei's face, talking too much would only arouse his resentment. He couldn't help but waved his hands and said: "Some things are in the eyes of the beholder and the wise. Maybe it's because Liu
He has a very different temperament, and it is not certain that he has misunderstood him. Let’s not talk about him first. After the two gentlemen return to Jiangnan, they must arrange the lives of those refugees. Next spring, Liu plans to go to Jiangnan to visit. Don’t you two
Liu will be disappointed."
Mi Zhu and Yu Fan raised their hands together and said: "Please rest assured, my lord, this is a matter within my duty, and I will do my best."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "That's very good. When things in Jiangnan are generally settled, Zizhong will return to Xiangyang. Liu still has important things that need to be entrusted to you. Just leave Jiangnan to Zhongxiang."
Yu Fan was originally just a county magistrate. Because the three counties of Jiangnan were vast and sparsely populated, they were not important places. When Liu Xin had just conquered the three counties of Jiangnan, it was understandable that he was asked to take charge of the affairs of the three counties. Now, there are
In addition to the millions of people who moved south from Xuzhou, coupled with the development plan set by Liu Xin for the three counties in Jiangnan, I believe that within a year or two, the three counties in Jiangnan will achieve substantial development, and Liu Xin will still plan the three counties in Jiangnan.
The county was entrusted to him to manage, which clearly showed great trust in him. Yu Fan was grateful and leaned forward and said: "Yu has heard for a long time that my lord's civil and martial arts skills are unmatched by anyone in the world. Yu is bold and wants to invite my lord to go to Jiangnan next year.
At this time, I can compose a poem so that the good name of Jiangnan can be spread all over the world."
Liu Xin was stunned. Youdao is a real person who doesn't show his face. This Yu Fan seems to be a good businessman, and he actually wants to recruit him to advertise for Jiangnan.