Chapter 510: Difficult to choose between opposing families
Both Cao Cao and Sun Quan reacted quickly. In less than half a month, no aristocratic family under their rule bought books and paper anymore. But within this half month, Liu Zhang made a lot of money, except for the money that was turned over to the country.
After paying taxes, the remaining money was not only repaid, but also distributed as dividends to the heroes under his command! It ranged from tens of thousands to millions. The whole of Chang'an was filled with joy!
In the palace of Duke Qin in Chang'an City, Liu Zhang was sitting in the meeting hall, watching Mi Zhu distribute money to everyone, and felt proud in his heart. To be honest, the construction of the workshop, plus the production of the printing press, did not cost more than 50 million yuan, but
Mi Zhu brought back at least 500 million yuan, how could Liu Zhang be unhappy?
"Zizhong, you did a great job!" Liu Zhang distributed the money according to the shares and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, although it is not appropriate to distribute money in the meeting hall, this is our first business, right here.
It’s divided! In the future, when books and paper become more popular, there won’t be so many of them, but the advantage is that there will be a steady stream of them!”
"Thank you, Lord!" If you have money, you will get legitimate benefits. No one will refuse. Only fools don't want their families to live a better life.
"We have money for drinks again!" Guo Jia took the receipt and smiled: "Wenhe, should you buy me a drink?"
"Don't even think about it!" Jia Xu said coolly: "If you want to drink, go find Shi Yuan. An alcoholic is a good match for an alcoholic!"
"Okay, after finishing the official business at hand, I will give you a day off. We have worked too hard these past few months!" Liu Zhang had lost a few pounds in order to reform, and he also wanted to take a rest.
"Thank you, Lord!" Everyone understood Liu Zhang's thoughts and bowed and left. Except for Jia Xu who went home to rest, most of them went out for drinks in twos and threes. The most conspicuous ones were the trio of Pang Tong, Zhang Song, and Guo Jia. Liu Zhang once asked Guo Jia
Why does Guo Jia like to drink with Pang Tong and Zhang Song? Standing next to them makes him look even more beautiful!
After seeing everyone off, Liu Zhang returned to the back house. The girls were all huddled together, discussing their pregnancy experiences. However, Liu Zhang glanced at the crowd and found that two people were missing. He couldn't help but frown and asked, "Where are Hua'er and Xiangxiang?"
"My servant just came to report that a letter from Xiangxiang and Sister Hua has arrived!" Cai Yan leaned on the couch and answered Liu Zhang's question in a gentle voice.
"Me!" Liu Zhang's face darkened. He never wanted his woman to participate in government affairs, and he didn't want a spy sleeping next to him. When he thought that the woman who was pregnant for him would betray him, he felt very angry in his heart.
"Go back and tell father that I am already Liu Zhang's woman. It is impossible to get any information from me!" With a heavy heart, Liu Zhang just walked to Cao Hua's courtyard when he heard Cao Hua, who was usually soft-spoken.
roaring
"Miss, Mr. Cao is your father, can you bear to see him worry?" The person who sent the letter didn't seem to give up. He looked at Cao Hua and said pleadingly: "You don't know, since the emergence of books and paper
, Mr. Cao had several headaches and he..."
"Stop talking!" Cao Hua's voice was a little whimpering. She said in a very firm tone: "Tell your father to marry a beggar and a beggar, and to marry an old man and his daughter to Liu Zhang. This is the Liu family. If the father blames his daughter for being unfilial, he should be treated as such.
You never gave birth to a daughter!"
"Miss..." The messenger wanted to persuade him again, but Cao Hua no longer gave him a chance to speak.
"Let's go!" Cao Hua closed the door and pressed her body against the door. She said tremblingly, "If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Alas..." The messenger sighed and left Cao Hua's small courtyard. However, there was a burst of crying in Cao Hua's bedroom, which made Liu Zhang feel heartbroken, but he felt
Very pleased
"Dong dong..." After the messenger had gone away, Liu Zhang knocked on the door and heard Cao Hua inside the room: "You haven't left yet? Aren't you afraid that I will tell Duke Qin that you are a spy?"
"Hua'er, it's me!" Liu Zhang smiled and said, "I'm not a spy!"
"Husband?" Cao Hua quickly opened the door and saw her eyes were red and there were tears on her face.
"Stop crying, be careful!" Liu Zhang gently hugged Cao Hua into his arms, stroked her hair and said, "I'm sorry for making you suffer!"
"What are you talking about, husband! Since you are married to your husband, you are his husband, how can I not protect you?" Cao Hua raised her head. Although her eyes were red, the determination in her eyes was unquestionable.
"Okay!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will send someone to treat Cao Cao's head disease. But if he kills the doctor I sent, he won't blame me!"
"Husband, do you want to treat my father?" Cao Hua looked surprised and happy because she knew that the person Liu Zhang was most afraid of was Cao Cao!
Kissing Cao Hua's forehead, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Cao Mengde can be considered my father-in-law after all, just for you! I will put Man Boning back as long as Zhong Yao's family!"
"Thank you husband!" Zhang Hua hugged Liu Zhang's waist and pressed his whole face into Liu Zhang's chest, not afraid of being out of breath.
"Okay, you go find Yan'er, and I'll go see Xiang'er!" Liu Zhang said with a smile, "Xiang'er also received a letter from home!"
"What?" Cao Hua said in shock: "Husband, no matter what Sister Xiang has done, please don't be angry!"
Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "You seem to know something?"
"I don't know what sister Xiang'er would choose, but comparing my feelings, I struggled just now and hesitated. But in the end, I chose my husband. So, even if sister Xiang'er chooses the family, I wouldn't be surprised!" Holding Liu Zhang in his arms
, feeling the familiar smell of her husband, Cao Hua felt extremely relaxed. She had never felt this feeling even with her father!
"Don't worry!" After stroking Cao Hua's back twice, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Xiang'er is my woman. I will never do anything bad to my woman. If she really chooses the family, I will give her a gift."
Just go back to Jiangdong!"
"The husband wants to divorce his wife?" Cao Hua was shocked when he heard this. Women who were divorced in ancient times would not end well.
"If she really chooses the family, I can't help it!" Liu Zhang sighed: "I really can't bear it, a spy is sleeping next to me! I can tolerate your mistakes, but I can't tolerate your betrayal!"
"Don't worry, husband, I will never betray you!" Holding Liu Zhang, Cao Hua's body trembled a little when he thought that he was almost abandoned by Liu Zhang.
"I know!" Liu Zhang gently stroked Cao Hua's hair and said softly: "Go! Come with Yan'er and the others and stop thinking!"
"Yes!" Cao Hua responded, blushing and left Liu Zhang's arms, and walked towards Cai Yan's small courtyard, while Liu Zhang went to Sun Shangxiang's bedroom. When he arrived at Sun Shangxiang's bedroom, the people from Jiangdong had already left and only Sun Shangxiang was there.
Sitting on the couch in a daze, staring straight ahead, she didn't even react when Liu Zhang walked in.
"Xiang'er!" Sitting beside the couch, Liu Zhang asked with a smile, "Are you confused?"
"Wow..." Seeing Liu Zhang, Sun Shangxiang started crying before she could say anything. After a long while, she stopped crying, looked at Liu Zhang and asked, "Husband, what should I do?"
"What should I do?" Despite Sun Shangxiang's heroic appearance, she is actually a very independent girl. Liu Zhang hopes that she will make her own choice instead of helping her make the choice. Otherwise, she will always be hesitant and Sun Quan will definitely take advantage of her!
Staring at Liu Zhang, Sun Shangxiang didn't speak for a long time. Suddenly, she sighed and said, "Husband, you know what it is, otherwise you wouldn't come to me! What do you think I should choose?"
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I came to you because I want to know your choice! You also know what Sun Quan is like. He will never have good intentions!"
"It's not Sun Quan, it's my mother!" Sun Shangxiang shook his head and said: "If it were Sun Quan, I would never hesitate, but my mother gave birth to me and raised me, so I really feel a little worried!"
"Oh? Mrs. Sun?" Liu Zhang said: "Since it is a letter from my mother-in-law, please invite Bo Fu to read it together!"
"This..." Sun Shangxiang's eyes lit up when she heard this. She knew that Liu Zhang wanted her to make her own choice, but it would be great if her brother could give her some advice! So, she nodded, and Liu Zhang called Sun Ce into the back.
house
"Mr. Qin, what's the matter?" Although Sun Ce is the gatekeeper of Liu Zhang's house, he rarely enters the inner house. After all, the inner house is full of female relatives. He, a big man, cannot come in and out at will!
"Brother, there is a letter from mother!" Sun Shangxiang handed the letter to Sun Ce and said, "Mother asked me to ask about books and paper."
Sun Ce didn't answer the letter. He frowned and asked, "How did you answer?"
"I don't know how to answer!" Sun Shangxiang said: "Books and papers are my husband's secrets, and my mother is one of my closest people. I don't know whether I should tell her brother. Tell me, what should I do?"
Do?"
"How to do it?" Sun Ce sneered: "Ms. Liu Sun, you have to remember that if you marry your daughter, you are already a member of the Liu family! Even if you die, you will enter the ancestral graves of the Liu family, as well as your parents.
It has nothing to do with you! You don’t need a daughter to fulfill your filial piety. Your obligation is to be filial to your parents-in-law and serve your husband!"
"I..." Sun Shangxiang was stunned. She did not expect such an answer, but she could not accept such an answer.
"Huh!" Seeing his sister's expression, Sun Ce snorted coldly: "What I said is right. If you leak Duke Qin's secret to Jiangdong, even if it is only revealed to your mother, you are not worthy of being Duke Qin's woman. Don't tell me.
You are just a concubine, even if you are the official wife, Qin Gong can divorce you! When the time comes, don’t call me brother. If you return to Jiangdong, you will also bring shame to my Sun family!"
Seeing her brother's stern expression, Sun Shangxiang's heart was broken. Sun Ce has always loved her since she was a child, and he has never been so strict with her. Even if she did something wrong, tears slowly fell from her eyes. Sun Shangxiang didn't know where to go.
She stared at Sun Ce and Liu Zhang, her mind went blank.
Suddenly, Sun Shangxiang smiled, because she saw the worry in Sun Ce's eyes, and understood her brother's kindness. She smiled slightly and said: "Brother, husband, I understand! I will reject the Jiangdong envoy and tell them that even if my mother is dead,
Don't come to me again, because I am already a member of the Liu family..."