Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

Early the next morning, Liu Bei came to Zhuge Liang's mansion again.

Before Zhuge Liang woke up, Liu Bei sat in the living room and waited until [-] noon. When the servants cooked the medicine, he had to deliver it to Zhuge Liang himself.

Seeing him like this, the servants were so frightened that they were at a loss what to do, and finally they had to give all the medicine to Liu Bei.

In fact, Liu Bei was sitting in the hall, and they also felt a lot of pressure.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Zhuge Liang just woke up in a daze, and seeing Liu Bei coming in looking for him with medicine, he hurriedly said: "Where are those servants? Are they lazy, come here!"

Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "It was I who wanted to do this on my own initiative, and it has nothing to do with them. The military division has paid so much for me, so I should repay the military division. Compared with the hard work of the military division, mere medicine is not worth mentioning."

Zhuge Liang's mental state today is much better than yesterday's. Hearing Liu Bei's words, his eyes became hot again, and he couldn't help crying.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being so important to me."

Zhuge Liang said gratefully.

"Military commander, don't worry, when you recover, I will make you the prime minister of our Shu Kingdom."

Liu Bei said solemnly: "Only in this way can I repay your kindness, military advisor."

It has been several years since the founding of the Kingdom of Shu, but the position of prime minister has always been vacant. Liu Bei did not take the initiative to establish a prime minister, and no one else proposed, but everyone knows that the prime minister must be Zhuge Liang.

"My minister, Zhuge Liang, thank you for your majesty's gift!"

Zhuge Liang wanted to get up and salute, but he still had no strength in his hands and feet, and continued: "May I ask your Majesty, how is the investigation of the Qianzhuang matter going?"

Seeing that his situation was much better, Liu Bei said, "The bank can definitely be made by Chen Yang. Besides, Zhuge Ziyu, the elder brother of the military adviser, is Chen Yang's announced shopkeeper. At present, I have obtained the money made by the bank. Liuli's formula, but the military adviser said that I will deal with it after you come back, so I don't want to mess around."

"Eldest brother... he actually treats me like this!"

Zhuge Liang had a sense of frustration and didn't want to turn his brothers against each other.

However, the tradition of their Zhuge family does not put eggs in the same basket. Now each is his own master and is the enemy.

However, Zhuge Liang still looks forward to his brother, hoping that he can come to Shuzhong to help him in the end.

"Jiang Dong has no choice but to surrender to the Cao family, Zhuge Ziyu can only obey Chen Yang's orders."

Liu Bei said puzzledly: "I just don't understand what Chen Yang wants to do when he builds a bank. If it is to make money, he is definitely not short of money, so there is no need to do anything extra."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, as if he had figured it out, he said: "What they are after is money. Just imagine, Your Majesty, Chen Yang tried every means to save the money of the aristocratic families and common people in Sichuan into his bank. Once he is attacked by us, as long as we Walk away with all the money and nothing to worry about, and what are we going to get into?"

Liu Bei thought deeply for a while, and suddenly his whole body was shocked: "At that time, those noble families and common people may unite against me. If I want to appease the noble family and the deformed emotions, I have to ask Chen Yang for money. That's his purpose."

"That's right! That's exactly what Chen Yang thought."

"Chen Yang's thoughts are really scary!"

If at that time, Liu Bei had no choice but to ask Chen Yang, if he dared not ask, the aristocratic family in Sichuan would lose such a big benefit, and Liu Bei might be the first to turn against him.

"If Chen Yang's bank is allowed to develop and take root in Sichuan, we will be unable to shake it. No matter what we do, we must ask him."

Zhuge Liang continued: "From the very beginning, Chen Yang planned to restrict us through business, forcing us to submit to him."

Liu Bei only felt a coldness in his heart. If Fazheng hadn't discovered it earlier and delayed until now, the consequences would be even more disastrous.

"I'm going to get rid of the bank right now!" Liu Bei said angrily.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter. The bank has existed for such a long time and has a strong foundation in Guanghan. If we move the bank rashly, those families in Guanghan will disagree first." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said.

"Then what should we do?" Liu Bei asked nervously.

"At present, Chen Yang is still in Nanzhong. If I guess correctly, he will definitely get the whole Nanzhong before returning."

Zhuge Liang said: "Taking this opportunity, we can unite the three major families of Guanghan through commercial means to defeat the Qianzhuang. Isn't their main source of income is colored glaze? Your Majesty also got the formula for making colored glaze. This is an opportunity!"

Liu Bei asked again: "How?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Use Liuli to defeat Liuli, and then use the aristocratic family to defeat Qianzhuang. In addition, the elder brother of the minister can also continue to use it. Does your majesty still remember Xiaoqiu's ability to control people?"

Liu Bei's eyes lit up: "Military Master, do you want to..."

"That's right!"

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "As long as my elder brother can control the money, even if there is no way to recover all the money absorbed by the bank, the loss will not be too serious. You can even take over the bank and make those aristocratic families fear us."

"There is one more thing, that is external expansion!"

He squinted his eyes. Since Chen Yang is not here for the time being, with such a time gap, he can do whatever he wants.

Thinking of a way to deal with Chen Yang, Zhuge Liang's spirits were unprecedentedly full.

"How else can we expand externally?" Liu Bei asked hastily.

"Starting from Fucheng, take Wuling first, then Yidu and Nanling."

Those places are all on the banks of the Yangtze River, just south of Xiangyang and north of Changsha, all of which are prefectures and counties of Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang continued: "Chen Yang is in Nanzhong, and he also took Wei Yan and Gan Ning away from Changsha, and because the south of Xiangyang has been stable, Cao Cao's focus must not be here, but in the north. For us, It's an opportunity to take advantage of."

Liu Bei thought about those positions seriously for a while, nodded and said: "The military adviser is right, I will let Yide and Meng Qi lead the troops to set off from Fuling, take Wuling first, and then go north to the south bank of the Yangtze River to destroy the rest of the city. Take it down. As long as we can securely hold that place, it will definitely pose a threat to Xiangyang, and it will also facilitate our continued expansion to the east and south."

Zhuge Liang coughed softly, and said: "Your Majesty is right. Commercial and military means should be carried out at the same time, and Chen Yang should be attacked as soon as possible. If the Qianzhuang continues to grow, our Yizhou will not be able to hold on."

If Yizhou is gone, then they will have to flee again, but where else can they escape now?

Even Liu Bei, who has a lot of experience in escaping, can't think of anyone who can accept him, Sima Yi?It is also difficult.

"Thank you for your advice, I understand how to do it."

After Liu Bei bid farewell to Zhuge Liang, he immediately returned to the palace, ordered Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to be called back, and then, with Fazheng as an assistant, set out from Fucheng to attack Wuling in Jingzhou.

At the same time, Liu Bei also asked people to go to contact the people from the three major families of Guanghan and ask them to cooperate with him to fight back against the bank.

The three major families of Guanghan, after receiving the news from Liu Bei, of course would not refuse.

Especially seeing that the bank makes money so easily, completely manipulating the money in the entire stock market, basically sitting and waiting to collect money every day.

Although they can also share money, it is only a small part. Seeing such a huge benefit, they have long been jealous.