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Chapter 69

Liu Jing sent Liu Zong out of the residence all the way, and saw dozens of people with short jackets and robes, swords and swords gathered in front of the wine shop, passing drinks to each other, laughing and laughing.

They all have a heroic spirit, look forward to being a hero, defiant, and only a hero like Liu Zong can convince them.

Liu Jing followed Liu Zong to the crowd, cupped his hands and said, "To help me, all the gentlemen have rushed to help me regardless of the distance. This kind of kindness, I will remember it in my heart."

Everyone was flattered when they heard the words. They didn't expect Liu Zhongda from the famous Changsha to thank them. They were so overwhelmed that they forgot to return the gift for a while.

Seeing this, Liu Zong couldn't help but think deeply. It was said that Liu Jing was born in the Guan clan and was famous in Changsha, but he had no lofty and arrogant heart.Reminiscent of his work "Xia Ke Xing", talking about Lord Xinling, Hou Ying, and Zhu Hai, Liu Zong no longer knows that Liu Jing is a fool if he has "big ambitions" in his heart.

Liu Zong suddenly became curious in his heart. He really wanted to see how far he could achieve with Liu Jing's talent and ambition.

Liu Zong opened his mouth and said: "If you can get your thanks from Zhongda, let alone run a dozen miles, even if you run a hundred miles or a thousand miles, I think they are happy."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Brother, you are serious."

Liu Zong pointed to the two people at the front, and said to Liu Jing: "Zhongda, let me introduce you. He is Chen Jin, whose name is Bodeng, and his name is Huang Wu, whose name is Shuye. Seniors, I regard him as my right-hand man."

Chen Jin was in his twenties, seven feet eight inches tall, tall and strong, with a ribbed beard, and looked very mighty.

Huang Wu is also in his twenties, only six feet seven inches tall, shorter than ordinary people, but has an extremely wide waist, which is peculiar to ordinary people.

"I've met Liu Jun..." Chen Jin and Huang Wu bowed to each other.In fact, this is not the first time the two sides have met, but they have never communicated before.

Liu Jing nodded and said with a smile, "I have heard a lot about your reputation in the city."

Chen Jin and Huang Wu were very complacent, and said with a smile, "Jun Liu also knows that I'm waiting?"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "You are also famous heroes, how could I not know it."

Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Zong said, "Zhongda, you can send it here."

Given the close relationship between the two, there is no need to be too polite, Liu Jing nodded and said: "Then I will see you off. After I return home after two days of rest, I will visit Brother's residence."

Liu Zong looked surprised, Liu Jing said so solemnly, I was afraid that there was something to discuss with him.He replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you at home then."

Then he said to Zhou Wei, who was waiting by the side, "You have done a good job today, and it is worthwhile for Zhongda to plead for you in front of me. You have to share more of the trivial matters at the banquet for Zhongda."

Zhou Weicheng answered the promise with trepidation.

Liu Zong finally patted Liu Jing on the shoulder and led the crowd away.

After sending Liu Zong away, Liu Jing simply didn't go back to the banquet. After all, he was still working at this time, and it was not very good to have fun with others all day long.

Even if Huang Qiu and the petty official didn't have any opinion on this, he couldn't do this, otherwise how would he be different from Huang Qiu?As a leader, you must lead by example.

Ma Zhou didn't have to go back with him. He relapsed his old injury due to official business today, and Liu Jing told Huang Qiu to take a ten-day leave for him.

When Liu Jing left, everyone put down their wine glasses and went out to send each other off. The scene was very chaotic.At this time, everyone had already drank a lot of wine, and there were many drunk people, or some gaffes, but Liu Jing was not angry, and they all comforted them one by one, and all those present were full of admiration.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Liu Jing returned to the city building alone, sat in the room, and thought secretly.It must be a small sum of money to entertain dozens of people today, he only has a few thousand dollars left in his house, and he is afraid that there will be nothing left after paying for the wine.

Now that the power in the city is in its hands, it's time to consider making money next.

When thinking of making money, Liu Jing's first reaction is to daily necessities such as salt, sugar, tea, and wine.

Salt, in particular, is definitely the most profitable industry in ancient times. There is no such thing as one. From ancient times to the present, salt merchants have always been a group of people standing at the top of the merchant pyramid.

It's a pity that Changsha is not close to the sea. Even if the salt in the western part is produced, it will be a drop in the bucket, and it has been monopolized by the wealthy family, so there is no room for meddling.

As for sugar, Liu Jing was a little surprised that in the Han Dynasty there was only caramel, but not sucrose. Today, people eat sugarcane mainly to drink its pulp.Sugar is also profitable, but it has the same problem as salt. Sugar cane only grows in Jiaozhou.

The time spent on the road, collecting sugar cane, recruiting people to make sugar, until the finished product is produced, every step is not easy, and it will take a year and a half at the earliest, or even longer, and the production is also a big problem, and it may wait until Liu Biao raises his troops to go south In fact, he may not be able to earn much money.

As for tea, there are people in Changsha who grow it, just for hangover use, put some messy things like green onions and ginger into the tea, and boil it into soup, which is hard to bear to look at.

Since tea itself is still relatively vague, and the ethos of drinking tea has not yet formed, it takes an extremely long time to cultivate the market. It is nothing short of fantasy to make a lot of money from tea.

As for wine, more than three dendrobiums of wine can be brewed from one dendrobium of coarse rice, and the degree is so low that it can be imagined.Not to mention modern times, even compared with the Song Dynasty, the difference is more than three times. For him, it is not difficult to make wine with higher purity.

To make money from high-purity wine is to make money, but this is a long-running business, and it is difficult for him to become rich overnight. What he needs is to absorb massive funds within two or three years.

It is almost difficult to achieve the goal in a normal way, at least Liu Jing can't think of it, he can only think of a way that is not the way, gambling.

In fact, this is also considered a legal business. In the Han Dynasty, only officials were banned, not civilians.

But even if it is not illegal, Liu Jing will not do it, he just intends to provide ideas.

The candidate was decided early in the morning - Liu Zong.I talked to him just now about Xiu Mu's return to visit his home, just to discuss the matter.

After today, he has another candidate in his heart—Zhu Ah.

From the first day he came to the market, he heard that there are three evils in the city, namely officials, rangers, and thieves.

The identity and background of the official is complicated, and it will affect the whole body, so he decided to deal with it last.

Today, after taking Ou Xiong "killing chickens to warn the monkeys", I believe that no ranger dares to brush his tiger's whiskers without his eyes, and the ranger is no longer a concern.

The target of his next attack is theft. When it comes to stealing, the "six fingers" Zhu A can't be avoided. He is Cai Sheng's neck-slashing friend. That level is not easy, but theft cannot be cured.

So Liu Jing prepared to make his golden basin wash his hands for his own use.

As for whether Zhu Ahui agrees or not, Liu Jing doesn't care at all, he has done his best to accomplish this step, and I believe Cai Sheng has nothing to say.

If Zhu'a doesn't know how to flatter, then don't blame him for using thunderous means. He is not a generation of achievements. When the time comes, whether to arrest or expel him is just a sentence.

Until he returned home from the next duty, Liu Jing was still thinking constantly, and he did not have a moment of leisure, and did not want Liu Pan, Huan Jie, and Huan Yi to come together.

When such a big event happened, Liu Jing guessed that Liu Pan would come. It goes without saying that Huan Yi was a neighbor and friend, but he didn't expect Huan Jie to come too.

While inviting the three of them into the room, Liu Jing said to Huan Jie, "Gang Ji's visit has made me a scumbag."

"It is said that Liu Zhongda's eloquence is as good as it should be." Huan Jie said to Liu Pan and Huan Yi, and then half-jokingly said: "Since the day Zhongda became an official, I have been waiting in the house, but I have been waiting for almost a month. Zhongda came to the door, so he had to come by himself."

Liu Jing said with a smile: "I have heard that Gang Ji is diligent in official business. Even if I return to the dormitory, I can't bear to release the letters, often until late at night. How dare I come to the door to disturb you?"

Huan Jie smiled and said, "If Zhongda is interested, just come and I will sweep the couch to welcome him."

Liu Jing smiled and answered "No", and then looked at Liu Pan who had been silent and depressed after entering the door, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Cong, do you have something on your mind?"

Huan Jie replied: "He is unhappy about the affairs of Ou Yuanbo. The lord of the government has already convicted Ou Yuanbo of moving to Baqiu. If he is pardoned, he will not be able to return to Linxiang for the rest of his life. What does Zhongda think?"

Liu Jing hadn't said anything yet, but Huan Yi on the side got angry first, and criticized, "What kind of punishment is this? The ruler is so benevolent and has no criminal law, what is the dignity of the ruler?"

Liu Pan slapped the table abruptly and said, "My father's remarks have won my heart, and I only wish that he would not be credited."

The second younger brother has always been upright and friendly with Liu Jing. He said that Huan Jie was not surprised at all, so he defended Zhang Xian: "How can Fu Jun not know that Ou Yuanbo's crimes are so bad that he should be put to death, but Fu Jun has his own difficulties. ."

Liu Jing glanced at Liu Pan and said, "The punishment Ou Xiong received was more than I expected."

Huan Jie sighed: "Because of the matter of Uncle Yuan, Yuanlong argued endlessly with the Fujun in the main hall. His words were fierce and there were many criticisms."

Huan Jie was definitely not one to exaggerate, so Liu Jing was very surprised and asked Liu Pan, "Why did you come to this, Brother Cong?"

Liu Pan snorted coldly and said: "None of the big officials in the hall dare to speak out. If I don't do this, the governor will probably treat the Ou family even more preferentially."

Huan Jie smiled wryly, "Zhong Da, you should persuade Yuan Long more."

Liu Jing shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother Cong, why should you be angry with Ou Xiong? Ou Xiong, a husband, I never took it to heart. If he is alive or dead, what does it have to do with me? It’s a matter of capturing and killing at will, and in the future, if he acts like a man’s arm as a chariot, he will just run over to death at will.”

"Zhongda, you are right, mere mediocrity, what is the point!" Liu Pan felt relieved when he heard the words, thinking about it, too, Quxiong's achievements in his life are nothing more than that, but Liu Jing has a bright future, and the two sides are like clouds Mud farewell.

Seeing the heroes as nothing, Huan Jie was deeply moved by Liu Jing's grandeur, and sighed: "No wonder Zhongda can not only make friends with famous people, but also recruit heroes. This kind of grandeur is really extraordinary!"

(End of this chapter)