Chapter 20 Accounting on the couch
The next day, Liu Feng resumed his daily routine of staying at home, settling down at dawn and dusk every day, and then staying at home to read.
I just took the time to send a letter to Cao Bao, telling him that the matter was settled. In addition, I gave Mi Zhu a famous assassination and paid a visit to Mi Zhu on his day of rest.
At noon, Liu Bei also got up and called Liu Feng over.
When Liu Feng arrived, Liu Bei was still leaning on the couch and didn't get up.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are no longer here. They are newly appointed captains and each supervises a troop of troops. They often have to travel between the military camp and the state capital. They can no longer eat and sleep in the same room as Liu Bei as before. Couch.
"Feng'er, I called you here because I have a few things I want to discuss with you."
Seeing Liu Feng, Liu Bei raised his hand and waved to him, beckoning him to come closer. .
Liu Feng took off his shoes directly and got on the bed, got behind Liu Bei, then pressed his temples from behind and kneaded them gently.
Liu Bei was a little surprised, and then relaxed.
Liu Feng's technique was very good. The gentle squeezing and kneading made Liu Bei's head, which was swollen and painful due to drunkenness, feel much better, and he indulged in it unconsciously.
After a long time, Liu Bei woke up.
Looking back, Liu Feng's forehead was already covered with a thin layer of sweat. It was obvious that this massage was also very tiring.
Liu Bei was moved and patted Liu Feng's arm, signaling him to stop.
Not only was his son precocious and talented, he even had an encounter with an immortal. He was extremely filial to his father, which really made him indescribably satisfied.
"Feng'er, I called you here for three things."
"The first thing is from Cao Jianwei. We can't delay it for too long. We need to give a formal reply."
Liu Bei He patted Liu Feng's hand and said: "My father has received the news. Cao Jianwei is very sincere this time. He has already started to organize the steps and asked people to inform my father so that he can prepare and send people to deliver the goods."< br>
Speaking of this, Liu Bei sighed: "He really trusts you, and he doesn't know what kind of ecstasy soup your boy poured into him."
These words are Liu Bei's true words from the bottom of his heart. , in the past few months after arriving in Xuzhou, he had not tried to win over Cao Bao, but the other party was like a coward, leaving him unable to make a move.
If it weren't for Cao Bao who only guarded his three-thirds of the territory and didn't come to provoke Liu Bei, it's hard to say whether the two sides could have reconciled until now. I'm afraid there would have been a fight long ago.
"After thinking about it for my father, I plan to invite your uncle Jian Yong to visit in the future. I will sign a marriage certificate with Cao Jianwei. It is tentatively scheduled that the marriage will be completed after you are crowned. What do you think?"
Liu Feng thought for a while and felt that there was no problem. Cao Bao and Liu Bei still had some political mutual trust.
Seeing that Liu Feng had no objection, Liu Bei continued: "As you know, all my father's money over the years has been used to support the tribe, and the rest has been sent back to his hometown. Yesterday, my father After a special investigation, even if I squeeze out some of the money from the treasury, I can only raise three to four hundred thousand dollars at a time..."
Liu Bei was very embarrassed. His son wanted to take a concubine. He, as a father, Unable to come up with the betrothal gift.
But he still had to bite the bullet and continued: "My father is thinking of paying off part of the betrothal gift first, and then adding more later when I have enough money. Do you think it is feasible?" This operation was shocking.
But then I thought about it, and I felt a little sorry for Brother Big Ear. He really didn’t have much money now, and he also had to raise 40,000 to 50,000 horses. It was really not easy to scrape together 300,000 to 400,000 yuan. I’m sure All the small treasury was emptied out.
Liu Feng comforted: "Father, don't worry too much. The child has already made an agreement with Jianwei to use the profits from snow salt as a betrothal gift. He also agreed at that time. After the child comes back from visiting Biejia tomorrow, he will write Just give him a deed."
Hearing Liu Feng's answer, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. "Very good, very good. Since you have already dealt with it, Feng'er, you don't have to worry too much about being a father."
That being said, the target is also his precious son, but Liu Bei still feels a little empty in his heart.
But Liu Bei is Liu Bei after all, and his weakness only lasted for a moment, and he quickly regained his composure.
"The second thing is about the supplies for the field."
Liu Bei straightened up, took out two volumes of silk books from the bedside, and handed them to Liu Feng.
"My father invited Chen Changwen yesterday morning to calculate the surplus in the prefecture's treasury. Although it is not much, there are still more than 350,000 shi of grain, 1,500 shi of salt, and 3.47 million of money. More than 70,000 kilograms of iron, plus thousands of pieces of linen and silk, this is Xuzhou's wealth."
Liu Bei hesitated and added: "That's all. One third of it was brought by Yuanlong from Xiapi County. In addition, Zifang also brought 40,000 shi of grain and 500 shi of salt. , Xiapi County should still have some treasury, I will go back and discuss with Yuanlong to see if we can raise more from these two places. As for Guangling County, I also sent an official letter to my father, but do you have it? The response is unknown. "
At this time, because the governor of Guangling County, Zhang Chao, was away, he went to Yanzhou to help his brother Zhang Miao fight against Cao Cao.
Now Zhang Chao has entrusted all the county affairs in Guangling County to his own boss Yuan Sui.
Although this Yuan Sui is not the Yuan family in Runan, he is the same ancestor as the Yuan family's ancestors.
Therefore, he was relatively kind to Yuan Shu.
Under the influence of Yuan Sui, although Guangling County did not plant a flag to rebel, its attitude towards Yuan Shu was friendly and did not exclude the other party's intervention.
Fortunately, Yuan Shu was in dire straits now and was caught in the middle by Liu Biao and Liu Yao, who beat him severely.
Big Ear Brother still has a chance to win back the heart of Guangling County, but this opportunity is really difficult.
This time Liu Bei also wanted to take the opportunity to test the reaction of Guangling County. If the food was really delivered, everyone would be happy. Not only would the food enter the warehouse, but it would also represent Yuan Sui's willingness to accept Liu Bei as the state pastor.
If Yuan Sui refuses directly, then there is no need to think about resolving the matter peacefully and wait for a war.
“But even this is only a drop in the bucket and unsustainable.”
Liu Bei sighed, with a sad look on his face: “Feng’er, your farming plan is indeed very good, but the materials With such a shortage, I'm afraid we can only wait until the autumn harvest before we worry about it."
There is a reason why Liu Bei is so depressed. He currently needs to raise 27,000 troops, 6,000 of whom are his direct descendants. The other 20,000 were Danyang soldiers.
Although the Danyang soldiers were somewhat self-respecting, but Liu Bei paid to support them, so they were only somewhat self-respecting.
If Liu Bei dared to cut off the money and food of these uncles, it would be an armed riot.
So, Liu Bei had to bear the expenses of the Danyang soldiers on his own head, which was quite frustrating.
Fortunately, he picked up a big Xuzhou for nothing, and Liu Bei was willing to offer it.
It is precisely for this reason that Liu Bei was so happy when he learned that he could obtain the four thousand parts ceded by Cao Bao.
(End of this chapter)