Chapter 223 Mi Zhu wants to establish the Ministry of Commerce
Chapter 223 Mi Zhu wants to establish the Ministry of Commerce
"You...what did you say?" Liu Zhang thought he heard wrongly. He had been married to Cai Yan for several years and had a relationship with Zhang Ning, but neither of them had any stomachaches. Plus Liu Fan, Liu Dan
, Liu Mao's infertility, he thought he also had a problem. He wanted to wait until the time was right and send someone to find Zhang Ji or Hua Tuo to diagnose and treat him. Unexpectedly, when he was most sad, he heard that
good news.
As a doctor, the old man naturally regarded Liu Zhang's surprise as joy. He bowed and said: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, my lady is happy!"
"Yan'er, am I going to be a father?" Regardless of his past life or this life, Liu Zhang was a father for the first time, and his feelings were beyond words. However, to outsiders, Liu Zhang's expression looked a little silly.
"Well!" When Liu Zhang asked, Cai Yan's snow-white face suddenly turned red as if it was dripping with blood, but she had no choice but to answer, so she nodded slightly and made a sound like a mosquito.
"Okay! Okay! I'm going to have a son!" Liu Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed. The haze of his brother's death finally faded a little. The girls were very happy to see that Liu Zhang had recovered, but they looked at Liu Zhang with a bit of a look in his eyes.
Feeling sour. Of course, although they are a little jealous, they will never be disadvantageous to Cai Yan.
"Sir, Madam is only more than two months pregnant. She still needs to pay more attention..." Seeing that Liu Zhang seemed a little crazy, the old man looked worried.
"Oh! Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Liu Zhang asked smoothly. The old man roughly said a few points and suggested that Liu Zhang find a few midwives to serve him. After all, midwives are better at caring for pregnant women, while doctors can cure diseases, but rarely cure them.
Gynecology.
After sending the doctor away and taking the girls back to the bedroom, Liu Zhang suddenly found that the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange. He couldn't help but laugh and asked: "What's wrong with everyone?"
"No...no!" Except for Cai Yan, who was leaning on the bed and stroking his lower abdomen, the other women's faces were all red.
Because Cai Yan was pregnant with a child, Liu Zhang was in a good mood. How could he not understand the behavior of the girls? Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Don't worry, you guys, if there is the first one, there will be the second one. I will
Try to let each of you have at least one baby!"
"Ah..." the girls yelled. Originally they were just blushing, but now even their necks were red.
Looking at the room full of warblers and swallows, Liu Zhang smiled, but he suddenly thought of Liu Dan, Liu Fan's instructions at Yangping Pass, and Liu Hao's last words, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Husband, although the three brothers have passed away, your husband is still there. When you and your sisters have more children, adopt them to the three brothers, and don't let their incestuous relationship be cut off. I believe that the spirits of the three brothers in heaven will also rest in peace.
! If your husband is always immersed in sorrow, my brothers will not be happy!" Seeing Liu Zhang's loss, Cai Yan whispered softly in his ear, which gradually calmed down Liu Zhang's mood.
Looking at the worried eyes of the women, Liu Zhang suddenly felt a warmth. He gently hugged the women into his arms. The room became very quiet but very warm for a while.
The news of Cai Yan's happiness soon spread throughout Chengdu, followed by Yizhou, Chang'an, and Bingzhou. Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Ju Shou, etc., all the civil and military officials under Liu Zhang who had achieved success wrote letters to congratulate him. Zhang Fei
He went to find Liu Zhang with a wine jar and wanted to stay with him until he got drunk.
With the good news that Liu Mao was about to have a baby, the sadness of Liu Mao's death faded a little. Fazhen transported Liu Mao's coffin to Chang'an and Liu Fan. After Liu Mao was buried together, Liu Yan also gradually improved. He experienced the pain of losing his son.
, Liu Yan, who is over sixty years old, looks much older. In fact, Liu Yan also regrets why he listened to the witch doctor and caused Mrs. Liu's early death. However, Liu Yan did not blame Zhang Lu's mother, after all, she was also
Liu Yan’s woman!
Cai Yan was pregnant, so Liu Zhang couldn't make a big move. The road from Chengdu to Chang'an was bumpy, and Liu Zhang hadn't repaired the road to Shu yet, so he didn't dare to take the girls to Chang'an. What if something happened to Cai Yan's belly?
, Liu Zhang was about to cry without tears.
Since Liu Zhang could not set off immediately, the construction plan of Chang'an, which had a tight schedule, became looser. Guo Jia knew that Liu Zhang intended to make Chang'an his capital, so he discussed with Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to build Chang'an into a metropolis that surpassed Luoyang, and Mi
In order to support Liu Zhang, the family donated all their wealth. However, Liu Zhang only accepted more than half of it. After all, it was not easy for the Mi family to accumulate so much wealth.
If Chang'an wants to expand, it needs manpower. However, due to the long-term military disaster, the people of Chang'an died and fled, leaving only tens of thousands of people. Even the construction was stretched, let alone the expansion? Guo Jia and others were very distressed.
At that time, a large number of refugees suddenly poured into Bingzhou and Yongzhou. But with this population coming, Guo Jia had another headache, because some people had to consume food.
Liu Zhang, who was accompanying Cai Yan in Chengdu, received a letter from Guo Jia asking for grain and grass, and immediately sent him to Yizhou. Zhang Su was not in Yizhou, and Dong Fu was in charge.
The transfer made the two of them extremely busy. In desperation, Liu Zhang had no choice but to join the ranks of allocating grain and grass.
Looking at the mountains of account books on the public records, Liu Zhang felt like crying. Although in later generations, he was good at mathematics, he had never learned accounting, let alone ancient account books.
"See you, my lord!" Just when Liu Zhang was in a daze holding the account book, a junior high school student walked into the room and bowed.
"What's the matter?" Liu Zhang raised his eyebrows, he was feeling depressed!
"There are two people outside the house asking to see you!" Seeing that Liu Zhang was in a bad mood, the principal quickly restrained himself and lowered his head. Although Liu Zhang did not have the habit of venting his anger on his subordinates, in the past few months, Liu Zhang's temper had become much more irritable. In Chengdu,
Some petty thieves and strongmen who robbed homes and houses became his punching bag. One bandit leader was scratched alive by Liu Zhang, and Chengdu's public security improved for a while!
"Who?" Liu Zhang put down the account book in his hand and rubbed his brow.
"One is named Guan Hai and the other is Mi Zhu!" The primary school student received two honorable mentions.
"Guan Hai? Mi Zhu?" Liu Zhang said with great joy: "Quick! Please hurry! No! I will go out to meet you personally!"
Liu Zhang strode out of the Governor's Mansion and saw two people standing at the door. Guan Hai was eight feet tall and had a strong back and waist. He was wearing a short jacket and looked like a farmer, while Mi Zhu was wearing a Confucian robe and stood tall. A gust of wind blew by, and he was actually faint.
There is a feeling of immortality and Taoism.
"I've met the champion!" Mi Zhu knew Liu Zhang and was a little flattered to see Liu Zhang personally greet him.
"Are you Liu Zhang?" Guan Hai's voice was loud and his words were quite rude.
"Bold! You can call me by my lord's name?" As Liu Zhang's personal guard, Dian Wei glared and punched Guan Hai.
A fist as big as a clay pot came towards him with the sound of whistling wind. Guan Hai's expression changed and he quickly reached out to block it. With a bang, Guan Hai was knocked away nearly three meters.
"Lao Dian, that's enough!" Liu Zhang quickly stopped him, fearing that Dian Wei would beat Guan Hai to death.
"Huh! If my lord hadn't been here, I would have killed you!" Dian Wei said coldly, then turned back behind Liu Zhang.
Dian Wei was born with divine power and could catch tigers with his bare hands. Guan Hai was good at martial arts, but he was no match for Dian Wei. With just one punch, Guan Hai felt great pain in his hands and even his arms trembled. It was not that Guan Hai meant it or not.
Li, he is a farmer, how does he know etiquette?
"Guan Xiong is fine!" Liu Zhang supported Guan Hai and looked at his hands. Apart from some trembling, there should be no big problem.
"Thank you...that...what..." Guan Hai was stunned for a moment. He wanted to thank Liu Zhang, but he didn't know how to address him.
Mi Zhu poked Guan Hai and said, "Aren't you here to join the champion? Call me my lord!"
It turned out that Mi Zhu escaped from Xuzhou. In order to prevent Liu Bei from robbing and killing him, he went directly from Qingzhou to Yanzhou to Yongzhou, from Tongguan to Chang'an, and then to Yizhou. On the way, he met Guan Hai because of a robbery by bandits. Guan Hai heard that Mi Zhu was Liu Zhang.
The person helped him.
Guan Hai's bravery was noticed by Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu wanted to help Liu Zhang win over him. Unexpectedly, after talking with him, he found out that Guan Hai was the commander of the Yellow Turban Ququ, and he was invited by his former friends to defect to Liu Zhang.
However, Guan Hai's friends were working in Bingzhou, so they separated when they entered Yanzhou.
Since they had the same purpose and were planning to defect to the same person, Guan Hai and Mi Zhu traveled together. After getting along along the way, Mi Zhu had a good impression of Guan Hai, a rude and bold man. Seeing that he was still confused, he quickly warned him.
.
"Ah... Guan Hai pays homage to the lord!" After being reminded by Mi Zhu, Guan Hai immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times. In Guan Hai's heart, kowtow is the greatest gift. Back then, when he paid homage to the great virtuous teacher, it was nothing more than kowtow.
Several heads.
"Get up!" Liu Zhang smiled and helped Guan Hai up and said, "You stay by my side as a guard first, then follow Lao Dian!"
"Yes!" Guan Hai accepted the order very happily, but when he raised his head and saw Dian Wei's ferocious smile, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. However, he still stood next to Dian Wei.
"Zizhong, you came just in time!" After dismissing Guan Hai, Liu Zhang pulled Mi Zhu over and looked very excited. Even Mi Zhu was a little surprised.
Can Liu Zhang not be excited? He almost went crazy after looking at the grain and grass book for a few days. Now that Mi Zhu is a big businessman who specializes in grain and grass and is a humble gentleman, Liu Zhang can escape from the sea of misery!
Although Mi Zhu was a little surprised, how could he not be moved by the fact that Liu Zhang valued him so much? Mi Zhu bowed and said: "How can Zhu be so virtuous? Let the Lord value him so much, I..."
"Forget the polite words!" Liu Zhang took Mi Zhu's hand and smiled: "I remember that Zizhong is proficient in business, so I entrusted all my subordinates' business-related matters to you. I wonder if you are willing?"
"This..." Mi Zhu hesitated, after all, businessmanship is a lowly profession.
Seeing Mi Zhu's hesitation, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Does Zizhong regard merchants as a despicable profession? You know, there is no businessman without wealth. If you want to make the people in your country rich, how much tax revenue can you increase by just farming? I value you.
, I will not let you be despised by others! In the future, I will establish a court organization specializing in business management. I wonder if Zizhong is willing to be the director of this organization? "