Chapter 51 Forced acquisition of two merchants for weapons
Chapter 51 Forced acquisition of two merchants for weapons
Liu Zhang had known for a long time that with such great achievements, it would be strange if the emperor did not recruit him to the capital. As for his great achievements, Liu Zhang had not yet thought about it. No matter how great the merits are, it depends on who is doing it. If it is done by someone with a foreign surname, it will be like this
Great achievements will most likely result in the death of rabbits, but Liu Zhang is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and it is not an exaggeration to make him a king. However, Liu Hong will not die, and Liu Zhang will not be destroyed. If Liu Hong dies, unless Liu Zhang is willing to give up his rights, otherwise he will
Even if he doesn't want to rebel, the next king won't tolerate him, but does Liu Hong have another generation? The answer is no!
To be honest, Liu Yan really doesn't like Youzhou. This ghost place is cold and has no benefits, and he has to worry about foreign invaders. Originally, Liu Yan wanted to take advantage of this victory to get some exercise and transfer himself to another place.
However, he encountered strong opposition from Liu Zhang. Because Liu Zhang knew that in a few years, the biggest turmoil in the late Han Dynasty would come. By then, the whole country would be full of Yellow Turban thieves. Except for Sili, which was relatively safe near Luoyang, there would be everywhere else.
It is dangerous, and since Youzhou is located on the border, the chaos will be smaller.
What's more, Liu Zhang still has selfish motives. If he goes to Luoyang, how can he control elite soldiers and generals? As for Jiaozhou and other places that have not been affected, how can Liu Zhang be willing to shrink there with his character? Of course, if Liu Yan can be allowed
Liu Zhang did not object to going to Yizhou in advance. It was just that Liu Zhang would not go because he still had to build his dream in troubled times. But now, Liu Zhang was having a very important headache!
When attacking Wuhuan Mountain, Liu Zhang was very dissatisfied with the weapons in the hands of his brothers! Not to mention the legendary Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear and Zhao Yun's rotten silver gentian spear, the spear in Zhang Ren's hand was also extraordinary.
But now, except for Liu Zhang, who has the Overlord Spear given by the emperor, the brothers all hold weapons used by ordinary soldiers, and the better ones use weapons specially made by ordinary blacksmiths. This makes Liu Zhang really unhappy!
Originally, Liu Zhang could use money to buy some good equipment, but how could the purchased equipment compare with the specially-made equipment? After returning to Jixian, Liu Zhang immediately set his sights on Youzhou merchants Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping! Historically, these two people
Didn't Liu Bei receive 500 horses and a thousand pounds of betel iron as a gift? Now that Liu Zhang is here, these things cannot fall into Liu Bei's hands anymore!
What is the biggest profit for Youzhou merchants? It is undoubtedly horses, tea, salt, ironware and other items, but these things are controlled by the court. Once discovered, unless they have connections within the court, they will be punished! Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are
The largest ironware and horse smuggler in Youzhou! Historically, the things they gave to Liu Bei were just scraps that could not be sold and were sold!
Liu Zhang couldn't visit Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping openly, and these two people didn't have the qualifications, but Liu Zhang had a way to get them to come to Youzhou Governor's Mansion! Because Liu Yan was the local emperor of Youzhou, Su Shuang only needed to give an order.
It would be difficult to move forward with Zhang Shiping in Youzhou!
Originally, the officials who were fed by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping did not necessarily listen to Liu Yan. But Liu Zhang's strength in defeating Karasuma made them frightened. That force was powerful enough to repel Karasuma's army of more than 100,000 people.
It has become a nightmare for the Youzhou family. They dare not compare with Karasuma's army. However, there are still many kind people in the family. They took Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's money and told them who was making things difficult for them.
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In fact, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping had wanted to visit Liu Yan for a long time, but due to various reasons, they never made it. By the time they knew how strong Liu Yan and Liu Zhang were, it was already too late! However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping
They were businessmen, and they would never go against the government. Since Liu Yan was dissatisfied, they naturally wanted to appease Liu Yan's anger.
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping prepared a generous gift and came to Jixian. When they saw Zhang Fei, their eyes suddenly lit up. Because Zhang Fei's father Zhang Xiong and Zhang Shiping had a close relationship. As the saying goes: You can't write two characters in one stroke.
After seeing Zhang Fei, Zhang Shiping naturally wanted to take advantage of this relationship. Although Zhang Fei didn't understand why Liu Zhang wanted to embarrass Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, he had one advantage. No matter what Liu Zhang said, no matter whether it was right or wrong, even if he was asked to die, he would
Therefore, under Liu Zhang's instigation, Zhang Fei became an accomplice in extorting Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.
Liu Zhang wanted to take Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang for his own use. After all, he still had hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses. If he didn't have someone handy, it would be really difficult for him to deal with it. However, it depends on Su.
Shuang and Zhang Shiping are on the road! If they refuse, Liu Zhang doesn't mind killing them! Under the leadership of Zhang Fei, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping met Liu Zhang. As for Liu Yan, after issuing an order to restrict Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping,
I put these two people behind me. No matter how rich a businessman is, he is still a lowly person in the eyes of the orthodox family!
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were also shocked. They never thought that the person who really wanted to see them was this young master who was only thirteen years old. However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping did not dare to underestimate this young master, because they knew that Wuhuan
At the foot of the mountain, the blood of hundreds of thousands of Karasuma people has not yet dried, and in the eyes of this young master, they are not much heavier than an ant!
In the living room, Liu Zhang had been sitting quietly at the head of the room for a while. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping couldn't stand the atmosphere in the room. Su Shuang suddenly stood up and saluted: "I wonder what the young master has ordered us to come. If it's because of
Please be kind to us for our negligence some time ago, we are willing to..."
"Are you worthy?" Liu Zhang said coldly: "If I kill you, all your things will be mine! I don't think anyone is willing to offend me for two lowly businessmen, and if I kill you, even if I sue the emperor,
I am just exchanging merit for guilt. With my ability, merit is a trivial matter. You know, I am only thirteen years old, and I have a long life ahead of me! If I am promoted slowly, it will be beneficial to my life!"
"Bang!" The tea bowl in Zhang Shiping's hand fell to the ground. He originally thought that Liu Zhang was just dissatisfied with them for not coming to seek help in advance, but he didn't expect that Liu Zhang actually had the idea of killing them. Zhang Shiping ignored the pieces of the tea bowl on the ground, knelt down and said
: "Young master, it's not that we don't want to come, but...as long as the master is willing to forgive us, we are willing to donate all our family property, including those unknown things!"
"Do you think I came to you because I want something from you?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I am not one of those useless wealthy families. What I want is my subordinates, loyal subordinates!"
"This..." Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang looked at Liu Zhang very hesitantly. After a long while, Su Shuang said helplessly: "Master, if I take refuge with you, can you save our family?"
"Oh?" Liu Zhang understood somewhat. Generally speaking, big businessmen like Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping would never be able to last long without some backing. Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "It seems that you also have concerns. Let me tell you what you have concerns about."
who?"
"Yuan family!" Zhang Shiping said: "The Yuan family buys their horses and ironware from us, but the money they give is too little and they want too many things. They also said that if we dare to pass off inferior goods as good ones, they will
It will leave us without a foothold in the Han Dynasty! If we take refuge with you, the Yuan family will definitely be disadvantageous to us!"
Liu Zhang laughed loudly and said: "As expected, we are enemies in a narrow road! The Yuan family and I are almost fighting to the death. If you take refuge with me, your family members will become servants and follow my parents. How about that? However, the ugly words are ahead. If
If you dare to bully the people with the power of my family, be careful!"
There are also rules for accepting people from wealthy families. It is already a great kindness for the family members of Liu Zhang, Zhang Shiping, and Su Shuang to act as servants. As the saying goes: the prime minister's family is a seventh-grade official. In Youzhou, Liu
The Yan father and son are the oldest, and I don’t know how many people want to enter the Youzhou Governor’s Mansion and become servants! Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping got Liu Zhang’s promise, and they excitedly kowtowed in front of Liu Zhang: “Thank you, Lord!”
"Get up!" Liu Zhang was very satisfied with the performance of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, but he still needed to investigate.
"May I ask, my lord, why are you so concerned about us two businessmen?" Since they are already subordinates, they naturally want to understand Liu Zhang's intentions. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping know that if they cannot show their due value, then they have no reason to exist.
Already.
Liu Zhang knocked on the table and said, "I need a batch of weapons, the best weapons!"
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other and smiled bitterly. The Yuan family found them for the same reason back then, but the Yuan family was not as powerful as Liu Zhang. Su Shuang said: "Master, we have a batch of nearly ten thousand kilograms of refined iron, which will be shipped to you soon."
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Liu Zhang waved his hand and said: "Su Shuang! I'm not one of those idiots from the Yuan family. I don't want my subordinates to send me things! Besides, with your family's wealth, you may be one of the best in Youzhou, but you are nothing in the Han Dynasty! Since I use you,
If I keep asking you to pay, you will be betrayed sooner or later..."
"Don't dare!" As soon as Liu Zhang said this, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping quickly knelt down to express their stance.
"Don't interrupt me!" Liu Zhang said displeased; "It's not that I believe in your loyalty, but loyalty is not what a businessman should have. Businessmen only have interests in their eyes, so I am going to use interests to tie you together. From now on.
Starting today, you are my subordinates and are under my protection. In addition to paying normal taxes to the country, I will get four layers of your annual net profit and you will each get three layers. As for the money to bribe the government, from the time you belong to me,
There’s no need to give any more! Anyone who dares to have an opinion, just say it’s me! As long as he dares to talk too much, I’ll kill him!”
As a businessman, vision is the most important thing. The Yuan family was so cruel that it almost cut off the livelihood of the Su and Zhang families. And if Liu Zhang really gets angry, they will be in trouble. Because the Yuan family controls the sales of the Su and Zhang families,
But Liu Zhang controlled the source of the horses. Since they were all destined to die, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping felt that Liu Zhang could give him a try! Looking at the domineering Liu Zhang, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's hearts gradually tilted towards him!