Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 39

As the old saying goes, you don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, but Mu Jing's slap slapped Xu Lin's face hard enough.

In front of Xu Lin, he simply and rudely uncovered the Xu family's scars.

This undoubtedly gave Xu Lin a knife in public.

Xu Lin himself is a blacksmith with a background in ironwork. He has worked with stoves for many years. His skin is dark, but his temper is a bit rough. At this time, he couldn't bear it any longer. Electricity, the knife fell with anger: "Little Huangkou, the honor and disgrace of my Xu family cannot be satirized by you. Don't think that a certain family is afraid of your father and just allows you to insult it. An ordinary man can still splatter three feet of blood in a rage. Today I will kill you!" !"

"Brother Xu can't!"

"Leave someone under the sword!"

When Sun Hao and Zhang Heng saw it, their faces suddenly changed a little, and they hurriedly stopped and shouted out.

You know, Mr. Mujing is Mushan's only son, the only son. If Mushan's only son dies here, there is no need to wait for Mushan to lead his troops back. The troops controlled by Zhao Ping in the county government are enough to kill them all. The house is full.

"kill!"

But it was too late for them to stop, Xu Lin was already furious, his eyes were blood red, he raised his sword, and under the flickering light of the sword, he was about to cut it off.

However, Mu Jing didn't change his face, holding the wine cup in his hand, with the knife and ax close to him without fear, he sat firmly on Mount Tai.

"clang!"

Suddenly, there was a clear sound of gold and iron colliding, which echoed continuously.

Between the lightning and the flint, behind Mu Jing, behind the bead curtain on the left closest to him, a fiery red light flashed out, as fast as a gust of wind, like a wall, firmly blocking Xu Lin's sword.

"Your sword is not as fast as mine!"

Lei Hu held the red long sword in his hand and blocked Xu Lin with the sword. He looked at Xu Lin and said indifferently: "If your sword dares to make a point, I can make your head fall to the ground right now!"

"The Scarlet Fire Sword?"

Xu Lin's pupils suddenly changed color, as if he didn't care about anything, he just stared at the sword in Lei Hu's hand, and blurted out three words.

The Scarlet Fire Sword is the pride of the Xu clan.

There are two reasons why it has become Xu's inheritance treasure. First, it is a precious sword. There is no doubt about it. The Scarlet Fire Sword is forged with special metal ore. It is extremely sharp and indestructible. If you cut it in half, you can cut off ten straw armors.

As for the second reason, the Scarlet Fire Sword is an improvement of Xu's forging technique. Because of the forging of the Scarlet Fire Sword, the Xu family changed the original forging method and adopted the method of frying steel. a standard.

"Brother Huzi, don't be rude!"

But Mu Jing waved his hand lightly, telling Lei Hu to put away his sword.

He smiled indifferently at the three of them, his smile was like sunshine melting ice and snow, and immediately enlivened the frozen atmosphere in the wing room: "Actually, I was just joking with shopkeeper Xu. I was young and frivolous, and my words were inappropriate. Xu Shopkeeper, don't be angry!"

"Brother Xu, put away the sword first!"

Hearing this, Sun Hao breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward quickly, and broke off Xu Lin's hand forcefully, asking him to take back the sword.

But Xu Lin remained indifferent at this moment, but his gaze was fixed on Lei Hu. He stared at the sword in Lei Hu's hand. family heirloom.

After so many years, this sword appeared again. He thought that it would be impossible for him to see each other again. This is the family treasure of their Xu family.

"Young Master Mu's joke is a little too big!"

Zhang Heng's face couldn't help twitching, and his gloomy eyes squinted at Mujing.

For some reason, he felt a little bit of fear for this young man who had been sitting firmly on Mount Tai. Even if he met those county magistrates, he didn't feel that way. It was an involuntary chill running down his spine. The rising feeling.

"It is indeed a bit too big, so I will apologize to you all!"

Mu Jing shrugged and said, "Brother Huzi, hand over your sword!"

"Really want to pay?"

"Can you pay?"

"promise!"

Lei Hu is also a warrior, so he loves the sword very much, naturally he is a little reluctant, but he still strictly obeys Mu Jing's orders, and directly sticks the Scarlet Fire Sword in his hand on the table.

"Then today, Mr. Japan uses the sword as the price of atonement, and apologizes to shopkeeper Xu. I hope shopkeeper Xu doesn't care about what I just said. I don't know if shopkeeper Xu will accept it?" Mu Jing smiled like a little fox, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved. .

"You want to give it to me?"

Xu Lin heard that at this moment he finally came back to his senses, his pupils widened, he looked at Mujing, and then at the red fire sword on the table, he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, a little unbelievable: "Young Master Mu, you Do you know what kind of sword this is?"

"This is a trophy I found in the armory of Zhu's mansion!"

Mujing's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Of course I know, it is the Scarlet Fire Sword, the family treasure of the Xu family. Since it is the family treasure of the shopkeeper Xu, I will return it to Zhao!"

"What's Mujing's plan?"

"He is too arrogant!"

Zhang Heng and Sun Hao couldn't help but look at each other, with some suspicions in their hearts.

"30 years ago, my father was in charge of the family. My father got a unique ore. He spent a whole year with his grandfather and more than a dozen uncles, constantly transforming my Xu family. It has been passed down since the Warring States period. It was only after forging that this piece of ore was melted, and the Scarlet Fire Sword was forged!"

Xu Lin sat down, poured himself a bowl of wine, and began to speak, as if talking to himself, with a sense of pride in his words: "On the day this sword was released, a member of the Jingzhou aristocratic family once The sword man wanted to buy this sword at a price of five thousand gold, but my father refused!"

"Father means that my Xu family should use this sword as the inheritance, and don't forget the skills passed down by the Mo family. For me, the Xu family, this is the reliance of the family. The younger brother of the master Zhu Zhan, who loves to collect famous swords in the world, he fell in love with our Chihuo sword, and asked my father to buy the sword, but my father refused, but he led people to break in forcibly, me, and my elder brother, I The two younger brothers would rather lose their lives than protect the sword, guarding the sword eagerly, elder brother, younger brother, were all killed by him with the sword!"

"I was lucky, my elder brother blocked the sword for me and escaped with my life, but Zhu Fu's second sword pierced our leg bones, and I ended up limping too!"

"Even so, because we are a family of merchants and the Zhu family is a noble family, even though the county government knew it was right or wrong, it finally judged my Xu family's fault. My father paid a whole thousand gold to let the Zhu family let go We, but from now on, the Scarlet Fire Sword has nothing to do with our Xu family!"

"This sword is a disaster for my Xu family, and it is also a supreme honor, but its own value is at least five thousand gold, Mr. Mu, don't you feel a little bit at a loss for being handed over to me like this?"

Xu Lin stared at Mu Jing: "You know, even if my Xu family goes bankrupt, I will welcome this sword back!"

"Everything has its value, but in the eyes of different people, it has different value. To shopkeeper Xu, this sword is the most precious treasure, but in my eyes, it is worth appeasing shopkeeper Xu's anger." That's all!"

Mu Jing said calmly.

A merchant is a businessman, what he pays attention to is buying and selling.

The positioning price between buying and selling is relative.

"Hahaha, what a shepherd!"

Holding the hilt of the sword in both hands, Xu Lin pulled out the Scarlet Fire Sword directly. He looked at the fiery red blade of the Scarlet Fire Sword and turned his head. His expression was serious and his words were heavy. You, Mr. Mu, are by no means a person who looks down on the family of merchants. I will remember your respect for me, Xu, and I will accept this sword. But the Xu family owes you a favor from now on. If you want something, no matter what it is, even if my Xu clan goes bankrupt, I will not hesitate to do so, I, Xu Lin, said that although I am a family of merchants, I will promise a thousand gold, and I will never break it!"

"Shopkeeper Xu is serious. We met just in time, so we just made a favor. Don't worry about it!"

Mu Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

Recovered one.

It's been a great start for him.

"Mr. Mu, what do you want?" Zhang Heng came back to his senses, and his eyes were quite puzzled: "You despise me as a businessman in your words, but you attach so much importance to us and befriend us. clear!"

Zhang Heng was older than Sun Hao and younger than Xu Lin, around forty years old, but he was the one with the deepest thoughts.

He is also Mujing's most difficult fortress to conquer.

But Mrs. Zhang has the richest net worth and the most extensive connections. He has to be included in his formation, otherwise there must be some flaws in his plan to rule the Wuyin business world, so no matter what, Mu Jing will take him down.

"First of all, I, Mujing, have never looked down on merchants. From ancient times to modern times, Fan Li and Lu Buwei, who were not from merchants, were able to hold the position of chancellor. Merchant is not bad. What is wrong is the ranking of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and those who are self-employed. Think of the contempt of Confucius and Mencius!"

When he said this, whether it was Zhang Heng, Sun Hao, or Xu Lin, they all felt slightly chilled, looking at Mujing as if they were looking at a monster.

In recent years, some people have spoken for merchants.

But no one has ever dared to insist on the study of Confucius and Mencius for the sake of merchants, and Mujing is definitely the first.

Although these words were a little shocking, to them, it was like a warm current, which could somewhat warm their hearts of humiliation at that moment over the years, and made them look at Mujing with gentler eyes.

"As for what I want to do, I might as well tell you!"

Mu Jing went straight to the point: "I am going to set up a business firm, focusing on merchants, pooling the power of merchants, and resisting the exploitation of the gentry. Now, my son sincerely invites a few of you to join the firm!"

"Establish a firm?"

"Against the gentry?"

When the three of them heard this, their hearts trembled, their eyes silently looked at each other, and their expressions became silent.

They do understand what it means to set up a firm. It is nothing more than forming an alliance among several merchants to help each other.

But against the gentry?

This was a bolt from the blue.

They can't even think about it.

This is an era of the gentry, and the gentry stretched out their fingers and could crush them all to death one by one.

"Don't you dare?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes swept away. Seeing the silent expressions of the three, he spoke softly, with a voice like a ghost.

"Young Master Mu, do you know what the word gentry means?"

Zhang Heng took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.

"Of course it is clear!"

Mu Jing smiled coldly: "Only the gentry can promote filial piety. [-]% of the officials in the world are recommended by the gentry, and [-]% of the land in the world belongs to the gentry. Even today, if you dare to say a word, if you don't use the children of the gentry as officials, the court will be chaotic. The power of the gentry is clear to me!"

"Since Mr. Mu is clear, then Mr. Mu knows that hitting a stone with an egg will end up with consequences!"

Zhang Heng's eyes fixed on Mujing, and he asked again in a deep voice.

"No!"

Mu Jing heard the words, but shook his head, and said: "You are wrong. You are fighting against a trapped beast, not hitting a rock with an egg. We merchants are beasts, not eggs. We just haven't understood how to use the power of capital yet." That's all, even if you fight against their gentry in the future, you may not lose!"

"The power of capital?"

Zhang Heng's eyes lit up slightly. This is a very novel word, but it gave him a different feeling.

No one ever told him that capital also has power.

"Fighting against beasts?"

Sun Hao said in a cold voice: "Young Master Mu, even if we fight as trapped beasts, we will end up dead. What's the difference between hitting a stone with an egg!"

"That's different. The beast is trapped. If you don't fight, you may not die, but you can only be a slave. When a master wants you to die, you can die at any time. It's just that you are willing to let your children and grandchildren die. Is Sun Du despised by the gentry?"

Mu Jing's words were like an arrow, and he pierced the hearts of the three of them fiercely: "If it were me, I would fight. If I don't fight, I will never kneel down!"

"We can stand, but we don't want to kneel!"

When the three of them heard this, their faces turned livid, cloudy and sunny, but there was a resounding voice in their hearts.

Being able to stand upright, they don't want their children and grandchildren to live on their knees in front of the gentry.

But the price of standing up is the words of perdition.

They would consider surviving on their knees.

"Master Mu, your father is the Yellow Turban Army. You are born to be the enemy of the gentry. Even if you don't deal with the gentry, the gentry will not let you go. So you have to deal with the gentry, but we are not. The gentry can't afford to provoke you." , I can't gamble with more than 100 lives of the whole family, you have to give me some trust!"

Zhang Heng said calmly: "Let me believe that following you, we can survive!"

He already has a resolution, but he wants to take a gamble.

In the name of dignity, block the lives of a family.

"Correct!"

Xu Lin also said in a deep voice: "Young Master Mu, I believe in you, but you want me to believe that your father can be relied on, as long as you can make me believe, follow your father, we can survive, I will give my all The family's financial resources, support Mr. Mu's business!"

"I also agree with Brother Zhang and Brother Xu!"

Sun Hao thought about it for a while, then nodded, and said in a deep voice: "My Sun family doesn't want to be looked down upon for the rest of my life!"

"What do you want me to do?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes.

"In today's world, I can see it clearly. The court is unreliable. Even if the official reaches the county guard, his head will not be chopped off. It is not the peace of the past. The only measure of strength is strength. Soldiers and horses are strength, and soldiers are kings. I heard a message that your father's expedition this time is a trap, the county soldiers will not join your father, and the soldiers and horses from all counties will not reinforce your father, he can only fight alone!"

Zhang Heng looked at Mu Jing and said, "If your father can lead the army back safely, I will promise you!"

The biggest advantage of being a businessman is that the news is very well-informed. In fact, he already knew the news. If he didn't say it before, he couldn't figure it out. He just bought Mujing's favor when he said it now.

In fact, when he came to the appointment today, his heart was already moved. His original intention was to attach himself to Mushan and not be exploited by the gentry. Now that Mujing proposed a business firm, he quite agrees.

He hates the gentry more than anyone else.

He just didn't say it in his heart.

In addition, he is the head of the Zhang clan, and he has to be responsible for the Zhang clan. He has to let Mushan give him some confidence to rely on, so he wants to gamble, betting that Mushan has the ability to lead the army back, betting that Mujing will not Let him down.

"can!"

Mu Jing's heart trembled when he heard the words, but he quickly calmed down, his face was expressionless and indifferent, he just looked at Xu Lin and Sun Hao, and said, "What do you two think?"

"Okay, let's take this as a gamble!"

The two pondered for a while, then nodded.

"If my father returns victorious, then all of you will join my trading firm, and we will do business side by side in the future, advancing and retreating together, one prospers and one loses all!" Mu Jing's voice was loud.

"Row!"

The three nodded, looking serious.

"Then it's a deal!"

Mu Jing stretched out his hand.

clap clap clap!
The three stretched out their hands one after another, their palms faced each other, and they clapped their hands together as an oath.

The next four people relaxed and continued to drink and have fun.

After a banquet, Mujing's understanding of the three of them began from the recorded information to the intuitive impression. Xu Lin is a big alcoholic, bright and easy to talk, as long as he has a few bowls of wine, he let go of it all at once, and he almost He is not a brother to Mu Jing, but Sun Hao is young but good at talking, he is good at enlivening the atmosphere and catering to each topic, while Zhang Heng only takes a sip when he drinks, he can drink less, and never drinks more , watching very quietly, but in his heart he seems to be in control of everything...

After noon, the banquet dispersed.

"Master Mu, I want to ask a question, may I?" When walking out of the restaurant, Zhang Heng stopped suddenly and asked suddenly.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, please tell me!"

"If shopkeeper Xu's sword hadn't been cut, would you still be discussing such an important matter with us today?"

"will not!"

Mu Jing said calmly: "If you are not angry at all after being humiliated like this, it means that their self-esteem has been numb, and they have no blood. You are destined to be slaves. No matter how much confidence I give you, you will only I will never resist under the majesty of the gentry, why should I do such a thankless thing!"

"Thank you Mr. Mu for your calmness!"

Zhang Heng took a deep breath: "I very much hope that your father can win!"

"He will win!" Mu Jing said confidently.

When it comes to fighting, his father will never let him down, even if he is a bit tricky, Cheng Luo is by his father's side, Lei Gong is good at fighting, and Cheng Luo is good at planning, so there should be no problem in retreating.

"Tan Zong!"

On the way out of the city and back to Jingping Village, Mu Jing was riding on a horse, looked at Tan Zong who was riding a horse on the left, and suddenly spoke.

"Young master, what are your orders!"

"Find a courtyard in the East Market, buy it, and then find someone to build it. This will be the place where the business will stay!"

Mu Jing thought for a while: "Just hang up the plaque of Jingping Trading Company!"

"You're the head of the family, you're so sure, will they agree to you?"

Lei Hu rode a tall horse, walking side by side with Mu Jing, with a depressed expression on his face, the Scarlet Fire Sword was his favorite weapon, but Mu Jing handed it away, somewhat displeased.

"They have agreed!"

When Mu Jing heard this, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "If they don't agree, they won't come to the appointment today. The appointment already shows his attitude. I can choose them, because they are all hostile to the nobles in their bones. Yes, I will give them a chance, and they will definitely grasp it. Their current attitude is just convincing themselves. After all, it takes courage for them to resist the mountain that has always been pressing on their heads, so they chose this gamble. about!"

　A chapter of [-] words, two chapters combined into one.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)