Chapter 25 Unexpected
“Even my Mi family can’t come up with so many things at once.”
Liu Feng estimated in his mind that Mi Zhu’s words should be half-hearted. Half true.
It is definitely possible to get it, but it is estimated that the Mi family’s grain reserves will have to be emptied. After all, grain is a perishable commodity. After the current season, it will be old grain, and it is also very troublesome to store and lose. Very big.
Even with the huge wealth of the Mi family, it is impossible to store too much food.
According to Liu Feng's estimate, 300,000 shi should be the upper limit of the Mi family's food inventory.
However, although the Mi family has stored 300,000 shi of food, this does not mean that they can lend it all to Liu Feng.
The Mi family has as many as ten thousand servants, and not all of them are tenant farmers. A large part of them work in the Mi family's workshops, salt fields, and ironworks.
These people all depend on the Mi family to support them, and all the food they eat has to be paid for by the Mi family.
Therefore, the Mi family's food reserves that can be used at any time are only about 100,000 shi.
Considering the Mi family's deep-rooted status as a wealthy businessman in the coastal area of Donghai County, it is not a big problem to temporarily raise another hundred thousand shi of food.
So, Liu Feng believed that the Mi family could definitely provide so much food.
Therefore, when Mi Zhu showed some evasion, Liu Feng did not give in, but planned to propose an exchange condition.
Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, Mi Zhu suddenly changed the topic: "But my Mi family also has some local relatives and friends. I thought that if we put them together, we should be able to satisfy the young master's request."
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Liu Feng was a little stunned. What was going on? Why did he agree completely?
Liu Feng also planned to wait for Mi Zhu to complain and decline, and then slap the huge benefits on his face and PUA him.
But who would have thought that the other party would fall down directly before he exerted any strength?
Although Mi Zhu agreed to Liu Feng's request, Liu Feng didn't know why, but he felt faintly unhappy.
Maybe this stems from jealousy, envy and hatred of big dog owners.
Speaking of which, Liu Feng was also very lucky.
As the saying goes, it is better to come early than to come by chance.
If it had been a day ago, Mi Zhu might still have hesitated. Even if he didn't refuse directly, he would still have to discuss it with Liu Feng and get a discount.
But last night, he got the exact news that Cao Bao was actually willing to transfer 4,000 Buqu to Zhou Mu for dispatch.
What surprised him even more was that Liu Bei also appointed two close Yuan officials, Tian Yu and Zhao Yun, as magistrates of Donghai County and commanders of other departments, stationed in Cheng County and Lanling County west of Tancheng County respectively. .
Both of these things happened one after another after Liu Feng came to Cao Bao, and one after another.
Especially the first thing, Mi Zhu was shocked that Cao Bao was actually willing to cede his tribe.
Even Mi Zhu knew that Buqu was the foundation for Cao Bao's life. Even if he was as open-minded as Mi Zizhong, it would be difficult to let him go if he were in Cao Bao's position.
But Cao Bao just ceded it, and he also ceded a full 4,000 people in one breath, which was nearly half of his military strength.
Although Mi Zhu didn't know why Cao Bao did this, he knew that Cao Bao must be acting so abnormally because of Liu Feng.
More importantly, Cao Bao's actions greatly enhanced Liu Bei's strength.
This also made Mi Zhu worry. If we don’t invest now, will there be such good investment opportunities in the future?
Mi Zhu originally planned to increase investment in Liu Bei, but now Liu Feng comes to ask for help. Isn't this a God-given opportunity?
So, although Mi Zhu was surprised by the other party's huge appetite, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
The left and right are nothing more than a hundred thousand shi of food and a few million dollars of property and supplies.
Tao Qian can get 10,000 shi of food from his own family, but Tao Qian is only worth 10,000 shi, not that my Mi family only has 10,000 shi.
Liu Bei is worth more, so it is naturally worth investing more.
Liu Feng didn't believe it, but asked in confirmation: "Don't drive, are you serious about this?"
"Of course you are serious!"
Mi Zhu looked serious: "Later, I immediately wrote a letter and asked my servants to send it to Qu County in the East China Sea. I asked my brother-in-law to prepare food and supplies and send them to Tancheng. I also asked my brother-in-law to raise the remaining amount on his behalf. I must satisfy the young master." Liu Feng At this moment, he didn't know that Mi Zhu valued him so much that he invested more in him. He also felt that Mi Zhu was really passionate about his father.
It is no wonder that Mi Fang betrayed him in the future, and his father also coaxed and comforted Mi Zhu. At the founding of the country, Mi Zhu's official position and rank were even higher than Zhuge Liang's.
It’s just that Mi Zhu is such a nice person and so touching.
After asking for such a high price, he actually agreed without even a counter-offer.
He really made me cry to death.
Although Mi Zhu had fully agreed, Liu Feng couldn't really let the Mi family cut their flesh like this.
What comes and goes is the way to go in the long run.
The better Mi Zhu performs, the more Liu Feng must give back to him, otherwise who else will treat you well in the future?
Liu Feng picked up a wooden box that he had brought with him before and placed it in front of Mi Zhu.
“Don’t drive, can you recognize this thing?”
Mi Zhu had also noticed this wooden box before.
This thing is so annoying that it is impossible not to notice it.
Pan Zhang followed Liu Feng with the wooden box. He did not put down the wooden box and left until he and Mi Zhu entered the back hall.
But Liu Feng didn’t say anything, and Mi Zhu couldn’t ask.
Now that Liu Feng finally pushed out the wooden box, Mi Zhu was indeed very curious.
Mi Zhu shook his head: "I don't know, please give me some advice."
Liu Feng smiled: "Don't just wait and see."
As he said that, he opened the wooden box and revealed the contents. .
The wooden box is divided into two. The left side is filled with crystal clear white crystal particles, while the right side is filled with snow white crystal blocks.
Mi Zhu looked at the contents of the wooden box, then raised her head and looked at Liu Feng.
Liu Feng didn't explain too much. He stretched out his hand and twisted a little snow salt into his mouth. Then he picked a piece of rock candy next to him and threw it into his mouth.
“Don’t miss it, you can have a taste.”
Liu Feng’s actions and invitation, Mi Zhu could only follow and taste it.
Mi Zhu frowned instinctively as Xue Yan entered the room, but then her eyes widened.
Is this table salt?
But why is the taste of table salt so simple, with no bitter or astringent taste?
Mi Zhu looked at Liu Feng, but the latter did not answer him. Instead, he pointed at the large crystal next to him with a smile.
"Don't drive, try this again."
Mi Zhu had no choice but to swallow the doubt that came to her lips, and picked a small piece of rock candy and put it in her mouth.
The next moment, the sweet taste exploded in your mouth.
The previous salty taste had not faded away, and the rock sugar was even sweeter. Mi Zhu felt that she had never tasted such a sweet taste in her life.
Historically, fine salt did not exist until the Tang Dynasty. It was processed again to reduce the presence of impurities, and the resulting white salt was called fine salt.
As for the icing, it is made by collecting the white icing on the surface of the syrup using the most primitive method. The color is white and red, and is not pure.
The half-red and half-white frosting sugar also only began to appear during the Tang Dynasty, and because of the production method, the output has always been very small.
(End of this chapter)