The Pension Plan Expands from the Three Kingdoms to the Heavens

Chapter 202 Zhuge Liang betrays his appearance!

You must know that a person with good looks will be popular in the workplace environment in later generations. In the officialdom of flower growers in ancient times, the appearance of officials was very important!

You must know that if a person enters the officialdom, your face is not just your own. In some ways, you also represent the image and majesty of the court.

Especially those who are officials in a most beautiful place like the capital have very high requirements for appearance.

Why was Yuan Shao able to overpower his cheap brother Yuan Shu as a concubine?

The reason is of course very simple. He was handsome, so he was even more loved by his fake father Yuan Feng, who was the head of the Yuan family at the time!
And why did Yuan Shao prefer Yuan Shang in history, and why did he prefer to hand over his position to this youngest son?
The reason is also very simple. Yuan Shang's appearance is better than Yuan Tan, so he feels that his third son is more like him, so he is more willing to pass the throne to him.

Look, this world is so superficial, both in the past and in the future!

As one of Yuan Shao's most trusted advisers, Guo Tu himself is also a good-looking person. Looking at Ge Ming's handsomeness, he already had a favorable impression of him before even talking to him.

Moreover, the young man in front of me is not only handsome in appearance, but also has a first-class temperament. In the Han Dynasty, businessmen were of low status, even inferior to ordinary people. Maybe their families were wealthy, but their low social status determined that they could not act like a noble family. Dress luxuriously!

In the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, he issued an order: "Jia people shall not be allowed to wear splendid clothes and silk ribbons."

It is stipulated that merchants cannot wear clothes made of fine silk and kudzu materials with patterns. In other words, they can only wear low-quality clothes without patterns.

But the young man in front of Guo Tu looked extraordinary even in a plain white robe!

The scholar-bureaucrat's charm revealed in his every move and gesture could easily put Guo De, the son of an authentic aristocratic family, standing next to him several blocks away!

Zhuge Liang looked at the satisfaction and appreciation in Guo Tu's eyes. He knew that his plan was half successful!

That's right!

This Ge Ming is Zhuge Liang!
He has two purposes for coming to Qingzhou this time. The first is to sweep away all the food and grass in Qingzhou, and the other is to reduce the power of the Qingzhou family here!
Paving the way for the future army to enter Qingzhou!
After passing the letter from Fei Ge of Fengyu School, he already knew that Yuan Tan's food and grass were nearly exhausted, so he used the secret "Ge's Ship Line" arranged by Fengyu School in Qingzhou four years ago to pass Guo Tu's Nephew and Guo Tulian are online.

Prepare to use his position to trick a wave of Qingzhou aristocratic families!
After a day of discussion, Guo Tu finally reached an agreement with "Ge Ming". Ge's Shipping Company used its connections in the navy to help Yuan Tan transport grain and grass, and Guo Tu had to agree to Ge Ming's two conditions.

The first is to let Ge Ming enter the official career, and Guo Tu helps the Ge family become a famous family.

This reason is absolutely perfect, because in the Han Dynasty's value concept of learning and excellence leads to officialdom, the ultimate goal of scholars is to enter the official career and become a formal official of the Han Dynasty.

In the eyes of Guo Tu, an orthodox scholar-official of the Han Dynasty, this Ge Ming should be a young man who has read a lot of poetry and books. Such an ambitious person still hopes to break away from the merchant class!
In the Han Dynasty, business status is humble and low-level. No matter how much money you make, you are just a low-income person, while aristocratic families are born noble!

Now there is an opportunity in front of Ge Ming, how could he not seize it!
When Ge Ming said the second condition, Guo Tu was a little shocked!
"what?
You want to buy sea salt and sell it in Liaodong! ? "

Guo Tu stared at Zhuge Liang with wide eyes, as if he had heard that in later generations there would be fools transporting coal from Shandong to Shanxi to buy it!

Transporting cotton clothes from the Northeast to Hainan for sale is just as scary!
How could Guo Tu not be shocked? In recent years, no one in the world knows that the most abundant product in Liaodong is high-quality salt!

Basically, about [-]% of the salt on the market in Youzhou, Xuzhou and Jizhou Guangda is produced in Liaodong!

Looking at the expression on Guo Tu's face, Zhuge Liang smiled broadly until he took the bait.

"Mr. Guo doesn't know. Liaodong is indeed rich in salt, but this was already half a year ago!"

Looking at Guo Tu's still confused expression, Zhuge Liang continued to talk.

"Before Gongsun Lu became the lord of Liaodong, Liaodong was not rich in salt, but since Gongsun Lu became the lord of Liaodong, Liaodong can produce a lot of salt out of thin air!
Does Mr. Guo know why this is? "

Guo Tu hesitated and thought carefully.

indeed!

During Gongsundu's time, Liaodong was only a borderland of the Han Dynasty. There was a shortage of materials. Salt and other daily necessities were even purchased from Youzhou and even Qingzhou!Even if we don’t import it now, how could we suddenly produce a large amount of salt?

Gongsun Lu was so good at hiding the truth from Dai Fang's salt factory that even if he killed these people, they wouldn't be able to figure out that he could pull out sea salt from the sea!

Ge Ming continued to show an expression of wisdom!

"This is because after Gongsun Lu moved to Liaodong, he discovered a brine island on the coast of Liaodong when he was in Daxing Sea Trade!"

Guo Tu's expression changed immediately after hearing this!Then a trace of greed immediately flashed in his eyes!
Brine was not easy for the people of the Han Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, which was very poor in development, people's production of table salt mainly came from brine and some natural salt-alkali mines!
Now Liaodong has a natural brine island, which instantly answered Guo Tu’s question about Liaodong’s salt!

Zhuge Liang didn't stop.Like a corrupting demon, he continued.

“In this way, Gongsunlu produced a large amount of sea salt from this island!
If it weren't for a member of my Ge family who happens to be serving in the Navy under Gongsun Lu, I'm afraid no one would know these secrets! "

Guo Tu raised his brows slightly, "So, the brine on this brine island has been exhausted!"

Zhuge Liang replied, "Guo Gongmingjian!"

I see!A look of realization appeared on Guo Tu's face.

Under Zhuge Liang's nonsense, Guo Tu thought he had guessed the truth!

This is why four years ago, a large amount of high-quality sea salt suddenly came out of Liaodong, but half a year ago, there was no more shipment of salt grains!
Not only is there no salt in Liaodong now, there is also a lack of salt in Liaodong itself because of the large amount of salt trafficked in the past!

That's why Ge Ming thought it was profitable, and wanted to collect a large amount of salt and send it to Liaodong for trafficking!

But it’s really ironic!

What used to be a major salt-producing state now actually relies on imported salt from other places.

A mocking smile appeared on Guo Tu's face!The two discussed the details, although Guo Tu had already agreed in his heart.

But his face remains calm, he still has some tricks up his sleeve!
So he asked Ge Ming to go back and wait for a while, waiting for his notification!

When Zhuge Liang was about to leave, Guo Tu suddenly asked from behind, "Has the brine island in Liaodong really been hollowed out?"

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, but then his thoughts started to change. A brine island may only be enough for the entire Liaodong for three years, but it may be enough for a family to last a lifetime. Even if the water flows slowly, it can be used as a family inheritance treasure. Look. Coming here, Guo Tu heard Zhuge Liang's words and had some thoughts about Bittern Island!
Zhuge Liang was convinced, and turned around and bowed, "Ge Ming also heard what his tribe said, but Ge Ming knows the location of the brine island. If General Yuan is to conquer Liaodong, Ge Ming will definitely be willing to take Duke Guo to take a look!"

A satisfied smile suddenly appeared on Guo Tu's face, and he had a better impression of this young man who was very good at things. He waved his hand and asked Guo De to see him off!

Zhuge Liang left the Guo Mansion politely!
In this way, Guo Tu and Zhuge Liang reached an agreement and agreed to Zhuge Liang's two requests, but there was one condition, that is, Zhuge Liang must first use Ge's merchant ship to transport a wave of grain to Yuan Tan. It doesn't need to be too much, about a few. Wan Shi or so, the meaning is very obvious, that is to first receive a certificate of submission.

Guo Tu is confident that he is not afraid that Ge Ming will trick him now that he has information about Ge. Otherwise, if he spreads the news, will Liaodong still recognize you as Ge?

Guo Tu, who was confident that he had grasped Ge Ming, smiled proudly and began to drink by himself with a wine cup!
Soon, Guo Tu arranged for Guo De to arrive at Yuan Tan's camp on Ge's merchant ship with tens of thousands of stones of grain.

The soldiers here have begun to kill horses for meat. Even without horses, they have begun to chew the bark of trees. After seeing tens of thousands of stones of grain, the eyes of these soldiers who have been hungry for a long time are green.

Yuan Tan's eyes also turned green!

There's nothing we can do if we don't go green. He and Wen Chou are already preparing to break the pot, and while the army still has some strength, they will go crazy for the final time!

(End of this chapter)