Chapter 42 Han Xun offers advice
Mi Zeng naturally felt his daughter’s pleading eyes, and his heart couldn’t help but soften, and said to Mi Fang: “Get up.”
Mi Fang was still kneeling on the ground and did not dare to get up. , Mi Yue stepped forward and helped her second brother up personally.
"Zifang."
Mi Zeng said earnestly: "My family has been a rich man in the East China Sea for generations, and the nobles and powerful people around me are also on good terms with my family. They are in the same spirit and support each other. Inside and outside.”
"But you can't forget that after all, my family is just a powerful businessman, not a famous noble family."
"Chen Yuanlong has a good relationship with your brother because Chen Yuanlong is open-minded and does not judge people based on their family background. But how many Chen Yuanlongs are there in Xuzhou? Even among the noble families in Qu County who have good relations with my family, which one of them has not developed a friendship that my family spent many lifetimes feeding? "
"The descendants of the Gan family and the Wang family, said I want to be friends with you, and I feel like a brother. But the money you spent on them is not that much? If you didn’t spend this money, would they still be so good with you?”
Mi Fang was embarrassed. Head: "My father taught me a lot."
"You."
Mi Zeng shook his head: "You must know that those who want to do great things must never give up money. Don't say that Mr. Liu came up with the method of making snow salt and rock sugar this time. Even if he doesn't, our Mi family will do our best to help Mr. Liu."
"Tao Gongzhi is very talented but you are willing to worship him every year. Liu Shijun is smart and capable, but you are stingy. How stupid!"
Mi Fang almost knelt down again and confessed: "Yes. , What the father taught me is that the child must remember this lesson and please calm down."
Mi Zeng then calmed down his anger, patted his thigh with his left hand and thought for a moment: "This time your brother wants something. , we must not only give, but also give in excess
All money and supplies will be increased by 20%, and food will be increased by 10%.”
When Mi Fang heard this, hesitation appeared on her face, but she did not dare to speak.
Of course, this cannot escape Mi Zeng's eyes: "Just say what you want to say, am I the kind of unreasonable person?"
Mi Fang quickly shook her head: "Of course, father is not , The child just wants to remind his father that other things are fine, but food is already tight, and if we add another 10%, the family will be short of food. "
"It doesn't matter!"
Mi Zeng. It seemed that he had expected it: "Tomorrow, you will send a message to the Gan family, the Wang family, and the powerful merchants in Qu County. I will invite them to come to Fulou for dinner. By then, the food gap will naturally be filled."
After hearing this, Mi Fang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
With my father taking action, it is not a problem to have food of one to two hundred thousand dan, let alone one to twenty thousand shi of food.
"In addition, select the sons of innocent family members and try to make them according to the method taught by Mr. Liu to see if this method works.
If it works, the snow will be made Are the salt and rock sugar the same as those given by Mr. Liu? If they are different, find out where the problem is.
In addition, copy the Quyuanli. If you have any questions, please report to your brother immediately. Contact.”
Mi Fang quickly agreed again.
Finally, Mi Zeng waved his hand: "Okay, let's go down and do some work. Remember that everything must be kept secret and must not be leaked to the outside world."
"Yes! Father."
Mi Fang glanced at Mi Yue who was making faces at him, with a wry smile on her face, then went downstairs and left.
It wasn't until Mi Fang left that Mi Yue leaned close to Mi Zeng, took her father's hand and said, "Dad, you are too harsh on the second brother. The second brother you just trained almost cried."
"Are you feeling sorry for your second brother?"
Mi Zeng glanced at his daughter: "I'm doing this for his own good. If his vision is always so short-sighted, he won't even be able to show Zizhong the ability to take good care of his family. No, let alone help Zizhong share the pressure."
Mi Yue took Mi Zeng's hand and said coquettishly: "Okay, dad, the second brother has realized his mistake. You can teach him slowly in the future. I believe that the second brother will definitely change.”
“Okay, okay.”
Mi Zhen patted the back of his precious daughter’s hand, looking thoughtful. According to Zizhong's letter, Mr. Liu is about the same age as his daughter, and his son highly praised Mr. Liu with all kinds of compliments.
If he hadn't been familiar with his son's temperament and knew how stable Zizhong's temperament was, he would definitely not believe those words of praise and praise.
But now, Mi Zeng is very curious about Liu Feng.
If Liu Feng is really as good as Zizhong praises, then Mi Zeng will have something to do.
Thinking of this, Mi Zeng glanced at his daughter.
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"Ming Gong, I have been thinking day and night, and I have come up with a plan for Ming Gong, so I come here to offer it."
Liu Bei handled official duties for half a day, When I was planning to take a lunch break.
The following person named Han Xun suddenly asked for a meeting, saying that he had something important to report.
Liu Bei thought for a while and remembered that Han Xun was a scholar appointed by Tao Qian and did not play an important role.
However, Liu Bei has always been very tolerant of scholars and is willing to show that he respects them.
He postponed the lunch time, invited the other party in, and then heard the other party's words.
This made Liu Bei interested.
Not to mention anything else, just thinking about it day and night to come up with good ideas for yourself, this attitude is worthy of recognition.
Whether this strategy works or not, it must be well rewarded just for this attitude.
"Oh, please take a seat, Mr. Liu Bei."
Liu Bei stood up and invited the other party to take a seat, and asked in a gentle voice: "I don't know what good advice I can give to Mr. Bei?"
Han Xun was forty. A scribe who is 20 years old, his appearance is elegant and delicate.
Hearing Liu Bei's question, Han Xun respectfully replied: "When Tao Gong was in Xuzhou, famous scholars in the state Wang Zhizhong and Zhao Biejia came together to admonish Tao Gong and said to him: The righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period is to ask the princes for help. It's better than King Qin.
Now that the emperor is far away in Xijing, he should send envoys to obey the king's orders.
After hearing this, Duke Tao agreed very much, so he sent Zhao Biejia to Xijing to pay homage to the emperor.
The emperor was very happy after reading Tao Gong's memorial. Not only did he praise it greatly, he promoted Tao Gong to Xuzhou Mu, Anton General, and Liyang Marquis. At the same time, Zhao Yu was also appointed as the prefect of Guangling by the imperial court, and Wang Lang, who was engaged in government affairs, was appointed as the prefect of Kuaiji. "
"Now Ming Gong is entrusted by Tao Gong to take charge of Xuzhou state affairs. But after all, you are just expressing yourself and have no endorsement from the court. "
"In this case, why not follow Tao Gong's advice and send envoys to Xijing to meet the emperor and ask for the position of state pastor for Ming Gong. ”
After hearing this, Liu Bei immediately felt that this suggestion was good.
Indeed, although he is now the Xuzhou Mu, this Xuzhou Mu was awarded privately by him and Tao Qian, without the endorsement and approval of the imperial court.
To put it bluntly, this handover was illegal and took advantage of the chaos in the world.
Although it can be used reluctantly at present, after all, everyone knows what the world is like now, and they will not be so picky about the legality of the process.
But if he can really get the endorsement and official appointment from the imperial court, Liu Bei's status as Xuzhou Mu will be more stable, and his power to act will also be much greater.
This couldn't help but make Liu Bei tempted.
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