I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 31 Make a plan and then move

After leaving the prefect's mansion, Liu Jian immediately rushed to his home—to be precise, it was Zhang Fei's house, and he was just a borrower.

After entering the door, I saw Zhang Fei and Liu Bei competing in the courtyard.

It has to be said that Liu Bei's martial arts skills are still remarkable, at least in front of Zhang Fei, he is not completely at a disadvantage, and he can fully support the opponent.

The four tigers of Zhuo County have also competed with each other in martial arts before. Based on their current abilities, if Liu Bei and Liu Jian join forces, they can deal with Zhang Fei, but after all, Zhang Fei is still young and has not fully grown up. Three years, I am afraid that adding a pair of Liu Jian and Liu Bei will not be enough for Zhang Fei to beat him alone.

As for Jian Yong... Forget it, it's not worth mentioning.

"Deran!"

Seeing Liu Jian entered the courtyard, Liu Bei shouted hastily, then took a few steps back, jumped out of the circle and said to Zhang Fei, "Don't fight, brother. Deran has returned. It's still a big deal. Today is barely a tie."

Zhang Fei licked his lips in a somewhat dispirited manner, rather unhappy: "It seems that I won, how did it become a tie?"

Liu Bei laughed twice, stretched out his hand and rubbed Zhang Fei's rough shoulder.

The meaning is obvious, save some face for your brother!
Jian Yong rushed to Liu Bei, and said anxiously: "How is it? What did the Fu Jun say?"

"Pack up and leave in a few days."

"Walk?"

Zhang Fei looked at him dumbfounded: "We just moved here, haven't we been here for a few days?"

"Bring me some water, my mouth is too dry!"

As soon as the words were finished, Su Shuang took a clay pot and a clay bowl, filled a bowl full of water and brought it to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian took the bowl, raised his head and drank it down.

After putting it down, he pursed his lips and asked curiously, "Sweet?"

Su Shuangmian looked proud: "There is some honey in it."

"That's a good thing, and it's expensive."

"What are you talking about? The relationship between you and me, what's the point of this little money?"

Liu Jian laughed when he heard the words, and then he found a place to sit in the courtyard, and told the four people around him what he had discussed with Lu Qian in the prefect's mansion today.

"Lu Qian, you really want you to go to Bingzhou to meet Dong Zhuo?" Zhang Fei said.

Liu Jian coughed lightly: "I want to call Mr. Lu, this man has a good character and is on good terms with my teacher, so don't be rude."

When Zhang Fei heard that Lu Qian was actually good friends with Lu Zhi, he guessed that the other party was a Qingliu celebrity, and immediately showed a shameful expression on his face.

I actually scolded celebrities just now!Damn me!
Liu Jian shook his head helplessly. This kid has a kind of admiration from the bottom of his heart for Qingliu celebrities, even if he has never met him.

"By the way, Brother Su, you don't have to go with us. Today, I tested the purchase of war horses by the imperial court at the Lord's side. According to Lord Lu, the number of domesticated war horses in various horse gardens is It is still enough, the key is still the pack horses, this part, the imperial court should be recruited and purchased.”

Hearing this, Su Shuang couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"Mr. Shaolang, please inquire clearly. If the imperial court wants to purchase, at what price should it be purchased? Will the treasury be full?"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Since I can explain this matter to you, I am naturally confident about it. I have inquired about everything clearly for you. The imperial court has enough money to buy horses. If you want, you can buy them at the market price. However, I advised Lu Shijun to contact the prefects of the counties in Youzhou, and only wait for the court to confirm the dispatch of troops, and then spread rumors, saying that the treasury has no money, so it can only use the name of borrowing to recruit more horses from various households for military use. "

After all, Su Shuang is a businessman, but after a while, he figured out Liu Jian's intentions.

He was overjoyed immediately!
"If this is the case, the Youzhou horse market will definitely fall. This is a good opportunity to buy horses!"

Liu Jian nodded and said: "It's just that the land is too big. The horse markets in Guangyang, Zhuojun, Shanggu, and Yuyang counties, I'm afraid you can't afford it with your own financial resources. You need to find some like-minded people." Yes, we monopolized this channel together."

Su Shuang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. Shaolang. I have thought about this matter for the past few days, but there are a few like-minded people who can advance and retreat with me, such as Zhang Shiping from Zhongshan, Feng Lan from Juyang, Fox There are at least six big horse merchants available, such as Tian Wu of the slave, and most of these people are in the same situation as me."

Liu Jian reminded him: "Go back and find Lord Gongsun County. It is best to bring the Gongsun family of Liaodong with you. At critical moments, there are also big families who will come forward to help you eliminate disasters."

Su Shuang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then hurriedly said: "What Mr. Shaolang said is true, this matter still needs to be dragged to the Gongsun family."

Liu Jian stretched his arms, and his expression suddenly became solemn: "In addition, Brother Su, you also need to keep in mind that this matter is not for you to make money. You also need to bid reasonably, and don’t hoard it as a spectacle, otherwise, once this matter is over, not only the tyrants of Youzhou will not be able to spare you, but even the imperial court will not tolerate you, so don’t invite death just because of a momentary advantage.”

Su Shuang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Shaolang, I have understood this for a long time. This time, I am not selling it for money, but to get the court's attention. Let alone selling at a high price, I will naturally cooperate with these people." Some people explained that the imperial court used horses this time, and I sold them at a price that was [-]% lower, as if we were donating money for the big man, how about it?"

Liu Jian nodded in relief. At the critical moment, Su Shuang was not fascinated by money. Based on this alone, he is not just a businessman.

"If you can do this, I expect that after this matter is over, the official horse channels in this county will be monopolized by your family! No matter how much other Haoyou families want to get in, they won't be able to get in. In less than three years, we will have the final say on the entire Youbin horse market, and based on what you have done this time, no villain will dare to touch you easily."

Su Shuang said gratefully: "It all depends on the help of Mr. Shaolang, otherwise Su alone will never have such a good opportunity in his life! If Su can monopolize the official horse market in northern Xinjiang in the future, the profits will be small If there is half a word of falsehood in the use of your lord, the world will not tolerate it!"

……

Subsequently, Liu Jian and Su Shuang acted separately.

The four tigers from Zhuo County went to Bingzhou to meet Dong Zhuo, while Su Shuang first went back to Zhuo County to meet Gongsun Zan, and then went to Zhongshan to meet his colleague Zhang Shiping and others, and began to prepare for the collection of horses.

Liu Jian received the talisman, and all the brothers hurried to Taiyuan.

There are two roads to Taiyuan, one through Daijun and the other through Jizhou. Compared with Daijun, which has more mountains, more thieves, and more obstacles, Liu Jian and others naturally prefer to take the flat Jizhou.

They went all the way south, ran all the way from the border of Zhongshan to Changshan, then took the waterway, and finally arrived in Taiyuan by waterway.

Since they were delivering official documents on behalf of the county office, they took the main road all the way, the official road was flat, and there were pavilions and post houses everywhere, so they didn't have to suffer too much on this road.

Since they were all on regular roads, they didn't even encounter a single beast or thief along the way, nor did they happen to see any tragic scenes of starvation and wild dogs picking up bones.

They hurried on, and they didn't slow down until Shangai in Taiyuan.

At night, as soon as the four tigers entered Shang'ai Pavilion to rest, they heard thunder rolling outside, and lightning flashed across the sky, and then they saw heavy rain pouring down.

Zhang Fei turned his head and looked outside. Seeing that the rain was so strong that it bent the branches of the willow trees beside the road, he couldn't help grinning.

"If it takes a few more steps at night, we'll all be drenched outside!"

Liu Jian sighed as he watched the heavy rain outside.

He shook the whip in his hand lightly, and asked the postman, "Is there any rice?"

The post official shook his head and said: "There were some, but they were all packed by the nobles in the two rooms behind. There is still corn in the warehouse, cook some for the nobles, let's make do with it."

Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied, and said loudly: "We live together, why do they eat wheat and we eat millet? Look down on us, do you think we can't pay?"

Liu Jian couldn't hold back his joy listening to Zhang Fei's words.

Just by talking to my brother Zhang Xian with a standard Youzhou accent, he is enough to look down on us.

The post official was not angry, but just smiled and said: "They are all working for the government office, so there is nothing to look down on, but the refined wheat is indeed gone, if the nobles come earlier, it will naturally be available, and it is really okay at this time."

Zhang Fei seemed to have the urge to beat him up.

Liu Jian stopped Zhang Fei: "Forget it, eat whatever you want, go to bed early, and have to get up early tomorrow."

After the post official left, Zhang Fei said angrily: "All the way to the south, every post station has wheat to eat, why is this place so special?"

Liu Bei said from the side: "It's not special, it's just that Taiyuan is already close to Hedong and Hanoi. Officials from Sili to the north will stop here. In their eyes, we are just barbarians from border counties. Hanoi and Hedong Officials are the real important people, and good things should naturally be kept for them.”

Zhang Fei's eyes widened when he heard this.

"These bastards dare to despise me! Wait until I demolish his pavilion!"

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "My dear brother, don't make trouble, we still have important things to do."

"No, it must be demolished! At worst, he has to dismantle his door panel, otherwise it will be difficult to relieve my anger!"

When the voice fell, the door outside the pavilion was kicked open with a "bang", and the door panel also tilted to one side following the loud noise.

Jian Yong was surprised and said, "Who really demolished it?"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "I'm just talking, I didn't really do anything..."

Liu Jian turned his head to look, and what caught his eyes was a very tall Wei Wuzi with a red face and long beard, striding into the post house.

(End of this chapter)