Three Kingdoms: Everything Can Be Gamified

Chapter 383 Do you want to serve as a concubine?
"Brother Zhen, what you said is a bit strange. It's so good, but it's unlucky to use such a tone." Zhang He looked at Zhen Yi and saw that the other person acted like Tuo Gu, which made him frown.

What happened in Chang'an made Zhen Yi start preparing for a way out.

"The Zhen family has been silent for too many generations, and the foundation is not very strong..." Zhen Yi replied, "The three nobles and nine ministers in total only have twelve positions, one carrot and one pit, how many people are watching, let alone three sons under their knees. . If you don’t share the risks in advance, it will be too late to think about it until something happens."

Zhang He felt that Zhen Yi was still a little too nervous. Even if there was a problem, it would have been after Liu Bei's death.

Liu Bei will never treat his old brother badly.

Even if Zhen Yi made any serious mistakes, the most he could do was to be dismissed from his post, which would not affect the career of his children and grandchildren.

To say that with his intervention, Liu Bei avoided at least 20 years of detours, which was even greater than his historical achievements.

Let's not talk about anything else, let's just say that the fact that he has avoided 20 years of detours means that Liu Bei is still very young now.

Based on the age of 80, he still has at least more than 40 years to live.

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhen Yi.

Without his intervention, this person would have passed away a few years ago.

My physical condition may not be very good now, but I am still healthy for the time being.

It's just that in theory, his life will be shorter than Liu Bei's by a few years, or even ten years.

"You can't. Who has brother Zhen offended?" Zhang He looked at Zhen Yi.

"I didn't offend anyone... forget it, after all, the Zhen family and the Changshan Zhang family have to transform. The grain industry is not very profitable in the end. What we really make money from is actually the mining industry." Zhen Yi said slowly.

There is a Jingxing mining area in Changshan, which is why Zhang Shiping and Su Shuangneng gave away five hundred kilograms of iron at will.

Liu Bei had already decreed that salt and iron would be returned to the imperial court's exclusive business, and Zhen Yi's position as the Great Sinong was actually his compensation.

Not only that, minerals that are nationalized will naturally be compensated at a discount.

But without the income from mining, Zhen must find other ways to operate.

The money and silk have compensated a lot, but even if the compensation is doubled, the mine will not be as stable as this mine, and we have to find other ways to make money.

There are risks in a sudden transformation, and if he becomes a third official at the same time, he doesn't know how many people will keep an eye on him and plot against him.

In order to reduce risks, not only did the eldest son join the Jizhou faction, but the second son was responsible for the family's industry.

This was still not safe, so Zhen Yi thought of sending the third son to Zhang He's family.

After Zhang He unified the world, he planned to go all the way west, open the Western Region Protectorate, and fight all the way to the so-called Great Qin. This matter was known to many people in a small area.

Many people wonder why he left the title of marquis or even king instead of going to a foreign land.

I don’t understand, I don’t understand. If he is granted the title of king in a foreign land, then those who follow him will naturally develop well.

If you don't get on the train now, why don't you wait for him to set off before following him?

"It's my fault!" Zhang He suddenly realized, "I suggested the salt and iron franchise to my brother. After all, if the royal family wants to guarantee its authority and military power, it must have enough internal funds."

Of course Zhen Yi knew that it would be good for everyone to say that Liu Bei's power would not be left behind, or even that of his descendants.

Not to mention the Zhen family's low-income family, there are also officials from poor families and wealthy families. If they are given 30 to [-] years to run the business, they can become a famous family.

Liu Bei will not treat his old brother badly, but if he loses his power, it will be difficult to say.

Although there are libraries now, the prices of books are getting cheaper and cheaper due to Zhang He's promotion.

Coupled with night schools everywhere, the illiteracy rate in Guanzhong is also declining rapidly.

But the rich family background is still unmatched by many people.

This also means that they can be promoted more easily than ordinary people. At least in terms of the rules and experience of the officialdom, ordinary people are simply incomparable.

It doesn't take 30 to [-] years, but only a dozen years, for them to quickly occupy the chancellery, and even reach the level of the Three Officials and Nine Officials.

That is to say, from this time on, the power of the royal family will be gradually emptied. After all, both Han Dynasties were doing that.

Now that the wealthy families have begun to end, from now on, no matter what dynasty it is, who will be the emperor.

The history of the entire dynasty is, to put it bluntly, a history of battles between emperors and wealthy families.

By that time, it may not be safe for Liu Bei to rely solely on the support of a few old brothers.After all, these old brothers will also be from aristocratic families by that time.

If the royal family itself has no ability, it will be difficult to guarantee that others will not have bad ideas.

After all, the Zhen family's tearful transformation also led to the loss of nearly [-]% of the Changshan Zhang family's industry, almost cut in half.

It's such a big thing that I need to come back and take a trip...

From another perspective, being able to make such an arrangement further improved Liu Bei's political IQ.

Zhang He also roughly knew Zhen Yi's purpose. He ignored the mess and mainly planned to get in the car.

Anyway, they are just the third son, so they won’t be heartbroken if something happens to them. If they become the Zhen family, they will make a lot of money and develop a branch outside the territory.

Maybe a few years later, our family will have to turn to the branch outside the territory for help.

"Okay, send him here and work as a swordsman and penman for me. As long as he makes progress, I will not treat him badly." Zhang He replied.

"Okay, he will come and report tomorrow." Zhen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and thought for a while, "Speaking of which, Dadao hasn't had a concubine for a few years?"

"Why do you say this suddenly?" Zhang He was a little confused.

Let's not talk about Bian Linglong's subsequent marriages and concubines. Some of them were to complete the 'mission', and some were to 'collect stamps'.

As his status and age increased, he gradually looked away. Even if she was a historical beauty, she was still a beauty in the end.

There is really no need to bring them all into the harem. Even if they are, they must be helpful to themselves in a certain field.

So in recent years, I stopped taking concubines.

Mainly just looking around, there's nothing worth appreciating.

Even Lu Bu's daughter was not very beautiful, had a grudge against him for killing her father, and had no special hobbies, so she was sent directly to Chang'an.

As a member of Lu Bu's family, Liu Bei was not punished for being soft-hearted. He was just exiled to Liangzhou and might go to the Western Regions to plant cotton.

As for the rest, there is really nothing interesting to see.

"My little girl Zhen Mi is thirteen this year..." Zhen Yi suggested.

If you were born in 183, you will soon be 195. In terms of imaginary years, you are indeed thirteen.

Just hearing what Zhen Yi said, Zhang He almost got angry: "Brother Zhen, I treat you as a brother, but you want to be my father-in-law?"

"Everyone has his or her own opinion. I don't know who spread the word that Mi'er was born with a precious life. But considering her age, how many years can she have before she can be sent to His Majesty?" Zhen Yi had a headache.

When she was a child, someone told Zhen Mi her fortune and told her that she was destined to be a queen. This was widely circulated.

This was also the reason why Yuan Shao came to propose marriage later. Zhen Mi and Yuan Xi were engaged, and the two parties had already exchanged their horoscopes. They were considered engaged for the time being, but they were not married.

With Yuan Shao's defeat, Zhen Mi's situation became a bit embarrassing.

If it is really sent to Liu Bei in a few years, it is one thing whether Liu Bei accepts it or not. Others may think that he has bad intentions.

The worst-case scenario is that Zhen Mi may have died suddenly within three months of entering the palace.

"If you don't want to send it to big brother, just send it to me?" Zhang He asked angrily.

"Of course, she is a concubine for His Majesty, and a concubine for you. Others said that she was destined to be a queen, but in the end she became a concubine, so the rumors were naturally disproven," Zhen Yi replied.

Rather, if Liu Bei's son was older, he would probably work hard.

But Liu Feng was too young, and Zhen Mi married him. This was no different than Chen Ajiao and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty...

There are no good matches among people of the same age. The main reason is that Zhang He did not treat his concubines badly. This is the core reason.

"Brother Zhen, don't you know that my eldest son is only two years younger than Zhen Mi?" Zhang He said angrily.

　Zhang He did not take the initiative this time, but others took the initiative to give it to him.

　　It's better to talk about his status, even if he doesn't take the initiative, I don't know how many people will take the initiative to come to his door.I basically skipped it before, but now I just write about the typical ones, focusing on Zhen Yi's situation, and it doesn't seem like I won't help.

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