Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 61 Inviting the Second Merchant to the Kiln
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were stunned for a moment. They did not expect that Liu Bian would issue such a task: buy more grain, seeds and farming equipment? ——Although Nanpi City is indeed in urgent need of supplies due to the influx of tens of thousands of tenant farmers, however...

However, going to the warehouse to get money? !

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao looked at each other: No, no, no——

Isn’t the point: there is spare money in the warehouse? !
Before Cao Cao could react, Yuan Shao was moved and asked: "Your Highness, is the kiln...?"

Patting his head, Liu Bian handed the cloth in his hand to Yuan Shao and others to look at it one by one, and said: "This tax comes in time! It really solves my urgent need."

Yuan Shao and others looked at it one by one, and they were all amazed and said in surprise: "Your Highness, this tax is indeed very good!"

Especially Liu Bei, his eyes lit up and he said: "Your Highness, should the ceramics produced in the kilns...?"

The speaker was thoughtful, and so were the listeners. Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Uncle Wang, what are Mr. Zhang Shiping and Mr. Su Shuang doing these days?"

Liu Bei smiled understandingly and said, "I'm thinking about when to go back to Zhuo County to sell horses."

Liu Bian stroked his palm and said, "Wait a moment, please ask Uncle Wang to invite the two of them over. I have something to say."

Liu Bei cupped his hands and responded, "Don't you dare disobey me."

Nodding, Liu Bian looked around at the crowd again, waved his hands and said, "Everyone, do you have anything else to say? - If not, can you all step back? By the way..."

Just as everyone was about to surrender, they suddenly heard Liu Bian blurt out the next two words——

Liu Biandao: "In the future, reporting on work progress should be done at You hour every day... If it is accidentally postponed, like today, then there is no need to report again. Just wait until You hour the next day, and forget it. Shall I give you a holiday? Of course, the premise is that there is no urgent matter."

Liu Bian thought: If, like yesterday, everyone worked overtime temporarily and had to wait for everyone to arrive... wouldn't this be a waste of time?
Everyone looked at each other secretly, and they all thought it was feasible, and also echoed: "Here!"

After that, everyone left.

During this period, Liu Bei paused and winked at Liu Bian.

Liu Bian expressed his understanding: Liu Bei would bring Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.

Sure enough, in less than a moment, Liu Bei really brought Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang over.

After that, Liu Bei walked away consciously, leaving Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang to salute Liu Bian and said:
"I have seen Your Highness."

"Excuse me, both of you." He offered support, and when Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang straightened up, he greeted politely, "I would like to ask you two gentlemen, whether you are still used to staying in Nanpi City for a few days recently. ?”

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang held their hands in succession and said: "It's okay, it's okay."

"I heard from Uncle Wang that you want to return to Zhuojun. Is there any problem?" Liu Bian asked again.

Su Shuang didn't answer, but Zhang Shiping hesitated for a moment, then said: "Trouble Your Highness, Caomin really have such thoughts."

Liu Bian said straight to the point: "Two gentlemen, please don't misunderstand! I suddenly remembered that there are several kilns in Nanpi County. I wonder if you are interested? - What I mean is: you can purchase some at a low price. Take the pottery produced by the kiln to sell in Zhuo County! If you can make some money, it’s not in vain for you to come to Nanpi County, right?”

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were stunned for a while, and couldn't help but gasped.

Su Shuang couldn't help but speak and exclaimed: "Your Highness?! This..."

After swallowing his saliva, Su Shuang kept looking at Zhang Shiping as if he knew that ceramics were very profitable.

Zhang Shiping said: "Your Highness, are you serious about this?"

"Of course it's true." He assured calmly.

Zhang Shiping shook his head again and again, and said, "No, Caomin means, Your Highness, are you really willing to let me wait to buy ceramics?—To tell the truth, Your Highness, although we trade horses as a business, we also know a little about ceramic craftsmanship... If The quality of ceramics is not good, I'm afraid they won't make money."

"Brother Zhang!!" After hearing this, Su Shuang gritted his teeth, glared at Zhang Shiping, and reprimanded in a low voice, "Quality is not the key! The main thing is: Your Highness is willing to let us purchase ceramics? And at a low price..."

Zhang Shiping was stunned for a moment, then consciously remembered the words "acquisition at a low price". He was startled, looked at Liu Bian again, and exclaimed: "Your Highness, are you really willing to sell at a low price?!" Liu Bian didn't In response to the rhetorical question, he asked: "From what you say, you know a lot about ceramic crafts?"

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang looked at each other again.

After that, Zhang Shiping cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of His Highness's jokes... In fact, the ceramics business is very profitable! Even though we are not proficient in it, we still know the basics! Ceramics require special sites and related ceramic workers. Only in this way can we produce exquisite finished products - and this technology has always been controlled by local aristocratic families or powerful people, and has little connection with businessmen like me! Even if we businessmen want to purchase ceramics, we have to spend a lot of money to buy them! As a result, it is no longer cost-effective for merchants to sell ceramics.”

Liu Bian suddenly realized: I understand!The kilns are divided up by aristocratic families and powerful people, and the ceramics and their craftsmanship skills will not flow out, so the prices are high... Even if they are not sold through merchants, there are wide channels, so there is no need to worry about no one buying!

Moreover, if merchants want to purchase ceramics at low prices, there is another way: make friends with local aristocratic families or powerful people!
It is a pity that Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, as outsider businessmen, have no access and cannot visit and meet aristocratic families or powerful people - businessmen have a low status and are not welcomed by aristocratic families or powerful people...

The above is from before!

And now, Liu Bian has built a kiln in his county, so...

With a smile on his lips, he invited Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang and said, "Isn't this a coincidence? I happen to have a kiln, why don't you go to the kiln to have an eye-opening experience?" While thinking: Even if there is no kiln, I have to ask the kiln to produce goods for me from now on!

Furthermore, the kiln is nominally owned by a noble family or a powerful person...it doesn't matter!This time, we just want to use this place to suppress aristocratic families or powerful people, and sell all the current ceramics to Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang at low prices. This will attract the attention of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang first, so as to facilitate trade in the future?

Liu Bian curled his lips and felt a little depressed: Why do aristocratic families or powerful people have kilns, but I don't? ...After Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang leave, I must build the fifth kiln in Nanpi City as soon as possible! !
Thinking of this, Liu Bian sighed heavily: Ah!I really want to annex and occupy all those four kilns!I finally understand why aristocratic families or powerful people always like to invade the fields of ordinary people... cough cough cough!

Stop it!Stop it!I can't think about it anymore!I am not a corrupt official! !
Shaking his head, Liu Bian put aside his distracting thoughts, led Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang out of the house, followed by He Xian and other guards, got into the carriage and headed to the kiln.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuanghuai glanced at Liu Bian suspiciously. Although they did not understand why His Highness shook his head, this did not prevent Zhang Shiping and Su Shuanghuai from admiring the kilns in Nanpi County with joy!

The horse's hooves clattered, and the carriage moved forward in a low-key manner, but it could not stop the prying eyes of interested people.

Watching Liu Bian and his entourage go away, Yuan Shu was silent for a long time and then said: "Your Highness is setting off... The direction of departure seems to be the direction of the kiln built by your Shifu?"

Shi Yue looked at Yuan Shu, understood Yuan Shu's thoughts, and sighed: "Another twenty refugees have come today. Mr. Highway, aren't you going to register?"

"Isn't it you?" Yuan Shu squinted at Shi Yue and suddenly sighed, looking quite disappointed, "There are some things I really don't know whether I should say or not."

Shi Yue said: "If you feel embarrassed, then don't talk about it."

However, Yuan Shu insisted on talking and said: "I have only one question... Since His Highness took over this Bohai County, everything he has done, as one of the aristocratic families in Bohai County, aren't you angry?"

After all, His Highness... is busy arranging and accepting refugees and tenant farmers all day long. It is true, but as long as a knowledgeable person is not blind, he can realize that His Highness is suppressing the Bohai County aristocratic family or powerful people, covertly or covertly!
What Yuan Shu couldn't understand the most was that as the patriarch of the Shi family, Shi Yue's family was not spared by His Highness and was also within the scope of suppression. It was impressive that Shi Yue did not resist!

Perhaps the powerful men in Bohai County offended Cao Cao unintentionally, were dispersed by Cao Cao, and became coolies. However, seeing that Cao Cao regarded His Highness as his lord, it is not difficult to rule out that His Highness was the instigator...

The more he thought about it, the more frightened Yuan Shu became, and his attitude towards Liu Bian became more subtle, even...even...

Yuan Shu didn't dare to think about it further!
Yuan Shu only knew: If I let His Highness go any further, I'm afraid His Highness would really hit the sky.

Yuan Shu was in a very delicate mood about this, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a moment: thinking back to that night, His Highness wanted to recruit him, but what did he think at the time? …

Shi Yue looked at Yuan Shu calmly, and suddenly felt very amused: With Yuan Gongdao's intelligence, he might not even be able to think clearly about his own situation? ——Shi Yue said: "It doesn't matter whether I'm angry or not. What's important is that if you don't improve your abilities, are you afraid that you will be alienated by His Highness?"

Yuan Shu: "..."

What? !

Yuan Shu stammered: "Mr. Shi, what do you mean?"

Waving his hand, Shi Yue urged: "Stop chatting! Register now!"

Yuan Shu stared.

As a result, Yuan Shu was forced to register.

(End of this chapter)