Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 84: Really Big Brother
  Liu...Liu Xuande? !
  Mi Zhu looked at the man in front of him with his hands on his knees, a face like a crown jewel, and lips as if they were greased. He was so excited that his blood surged up, and his whole body suddenly froze.

"This young gentleman?"

It wasn't until Liu Bei asked again that Mi Zhu finally came to his senses and asked excitedly and nervously.

"Who does Governor Liu want to visit?"

Regarding this repeated question, Liu Bei was not impatient at all and gently handed it over again.

"The person I wish to visit is Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family. I would like to ask Mr. Xiao to introduce him to me."

Hearing this, Mi Zhu felt an unspeakable ecstasy in her heart.

What an honor it is that someone whom you respect in your heart actually comes to visit you?

"I, I am Mi Zhu Mi Zizhong of the Mi family, and Tian is the head of the Mi family."

Liu Bei said with a bit of joy and apology on his face.

"I don't think this young gentleman is Mi Zizhong. I'm very rude. I came to visit you without sending you a greeting card in advance. Please forgive me."

"No, no, with the arrival of Governor Liu, the entire Mi family is in full bloom..."

After a pause, Mi Zhu ordered to the servant behind him. "Quick, quick, open the middle door to welcome Governor Liu."

Immediately, without waiting for Liu Bei to refuse, under Mi Zhu's order, the Mi family welcomed Liu Bei in with the highest courtesy, which even made Liu Bei feel a little flattered for a moment.

After all, the Mi family is one of the most wealthy families in Xuzhou, with a great reputation, and its business is spread across several states around Xuzhou.

From Liu Bei's point of view, it was a huge monster, but now it is so polite to Liu Bei's arrival.

"Zikun, could this be the effect of fame?"

Liu Bei sighed in a low voice.

Li Ji, who had been following Liu Bei all the way, silently observed the Mi family's reaction, and replied with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"I'm afraid it's not only the master's great reputation, but also the reason for the current situation of the Mi family."

The "four classes of people" were mentioned in the book "Guanzi": the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, are also the stone people of the country.

It's just that during the Han Dynasty, merchants were not of low status. It was only with the rise of the imperial examination system that merchants were completely reduced to low status.

During the Warring States and Pre-Qin Dynasties, a businessman, Lu Buwei, was worshiped as the prime minister because he had "unusual goods to live in".

Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Mi family and the Zhen family were both giant businessmen in the world. Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, was even more important than Zhuge Liang when the Shu Han Dynasty was founded. Zhen Mi, a daughter of the Zhen family, was the queen of Wei, and was written down by Cao Zhi through the ages. The famous poem "Luo Shen Fu" praises it.

It can be seen that although the status of merchants in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was low, they were far from being despised by others, not to mention that the Mi family and the Zhen family were already one of the aristocratic families, and the aristocratic family and the merchants had not been completely separated.

However, Liu Bei and Li Ji went to Donghai County to search for Mi's family, and the information they collected along the way and Mi Zhu's reaction indirectly showed that the Mi family's current situation may not be that good.

What's more, the look in Mi Zhu's eyes when she looked at Liu Bei was just like a little fan's expression when seeing her idol.

This undoubtedly gave Li Ji a little more confidence in Liu Bei's win over Mi Zhu during this trip.

As Liu Bei and Li Ji were introduced into the main hall, Mi Zhu held a grand banquet and entertained Liu Bei and Li Ji with singing and dancing.

In terms of singing and dancing and exquisite dishes, this banquet can be called the best. It can be said that there are all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as birds and animals. I am afraid that Liu Bei was neglected and it fully showed the arrogance of the Mi family.

If we were to judge by the standards of later generations, one bite would lead to a sentence of five or ten years.

This made Li Ji unconsciously count "five years", "ten years", and "five years" while tasting it. It was simply a heinous crime and a life sentence. The more he ate, the better he felt.

When Liu Bei tasted it for the first time, he found it quite novel and moved his chopsticks repeatedly.

However, not long after, Liu Bei's face showed a hint of sadness unconsciously, which made Mi Zhu who noticed it ask anxiously.

"Mr. Xuande, is there anything wrong with the food?"

"No."

"Then the singing and dancing are not in line with Xuande Gong's wishes?" Mi Zhu asked again.

"No."

Liu Bei shook his head again and said. "The banquet hosted by Zizhong, whether it was the dishes or the songs and dances, were all unprecedented in his life."

"In that case, why do I see a somewhat sad look on Mr. Xuande's face?" Mi Zhu asked.

"Ugh……"

Liu Bei sighed and said.

"In fact, every time I look at such dishes, I can't help but think of the large number of hungry refugees who have no enough to eat, and I feel pity and pain in my heart."

When Mi Zhu heard this, he couldn't help feeling ashamed and said.

"Gong Xuande is indeed a benevolent master. I have also heard about the large number of refugees in Xuzhou. No local aristocratic family has mercy on them. Moreover, the Mi family has been suppressed by other aristocratic families recently and has no time to take care of themselves. It is also that they have no intention to save them. .”

"I don't think so. Only Mr. Xuande, who was just passing through Xuzhou, had a benevolent heart and kept those lonely refugees in his heart."

After a pause, Mi Zhu continued. "I am willing to follow Xuande Gong's example and do my best to help the refugees with 30,000 dan of grain."

As soon as these words came out, whether it was Liu Bei or Li Ji, two words subconsciously appeared in their minds - "Hong Kong"!
  Open your small mouth, and there are thirty thousand stones of food and grass in it.

Nowadays, each soldier in Liu Bei's army only consumes three shi of food and grass per month for marching. These 30,000 shi of food and grass are completely enough to support an army of 10,000 people for a month. This is definitely not a small number no matter where you put it.

When Liu Bei heard this, he stood up almost on the spot and bowed to the eldest brother, saying.

"Be prepared to thank Zizhong for the grace of living on behalf of those many refugees."

Li Ji spoke at the right time.

"It's just that although Zizhong's move can save thousands of refugees in the short term, even if Zizhong spends all the wealth of the Mi family, it is impossible to support countless refugees forever. If you want to save the refugees, it is better to teach them to fish than to teach them to fish. also."

However, Mi Zhu didn't know how to answer this sentence.

It is true that the Mi family is a wealthy man in Xuzhou. Now that Mi Zhutian is the head of the Mi family, he is even more the richest brother in the Han Dynasty. However, the Mi family already has nearly 10,000 servants and diners, and there is no vacant farmland to recruit refugees.

However, just when Mi Zhu felt cruel in her heart and was about to give up her land to repay Liu Bei's favor, she opened her mouth...

"I am prepared to collect and resettle the refugees in Wu County. If Zizhong can distribute gruel to the refugees in Xuzhou, it will be a great help."

After a pause, Liu Bei cupped his hands towards Mi Zhu and said.

"This time I went to Donghai County to look for Zizhong. I heard that Zizhong was graceful, generous, benevolent and righteous, so I wanted to ask Zizhong to help him."

"Please tell me, Mr. Xuande, I will do my best," Mi Zhu said seriously.

"Bei has planned to build wooden camps along the Xuzhou official road to provide temporary shelter for the refugees. If Zizhong is interested in giving porridge to help the refugees, could you please ask Zizhong to send people to deliver porridge in the wooden camps and then guide the refugees to Wu Heading towards the county?" Liu Bei asked.

Listening to this small request, Mi Zhu readily agreed.

Moreover, Mi Zhu recalled the rumors that Liu Bei wanted to rule the world with one county, and now he wanted to recruit refugees to develop the land of Wu County. After a little hesitation in his heart, he took the initiative to speak.

"Xuan De Gong wants to develop the land of Wu Commandery and needs to resettle a large number of refugees. The money and food consumed must be immeasurable. My family has very little wealth and it is useless to keep it..."

After a pause, Mi Zhu spoke slowly. "Therefore, I would like to donate tens of millions of money, one hundred thousand dan of grain, and two thousand slaves to support Duke Xuande's ambition."

At this moment, Liu Bei couldn't help but stood up suddenly, with a look of joy on his face, and asked.

"Is this Zizhong's statement true? Is it not a joke?"

Not to mention Liu Bei, even Li Ji looked at Mi Zhu with a look of shock.

It should be noted that this is not an era of troubled times where the heroes are divided. On the surface, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is still there, and the majesty of the imperial court is still there.

Therefore, although Liu Bei has been appointed as the governor of Wu County, looking at the entire Han Dynasty, he is still not a high-ranking figure.

At first, Li Ji only wanted Liu Bei to win over Mi Zhu, and then let Mi Zhu give his full support to drive Wujun's business.

Unexpectedly, Mi Zhu had the courage to offer such money and food to Liu Bei on the spot.

Even though the Mi family is a wealthy person in Xuzhou, not counting the real estate, I'm afraid this is already a small half of the Mi family's liquid assets.

"Of course it's not a joke." Mi Zhu replied.

"Of course, I can't help but a small county governor. How can I repay Zizhong for such great love?" Liu Bei was moved and said inexplicably.

"Money is nothing but external possessions. What's the use of hoarding more? It's better to leave it to Duke Xuande to save all the people in the world. If Duke Xuande really rules the world from one county and his name will go down in history, I can also follow him and be honored." "

Mi Zhu said frankly.

"Bei will definitely live up to Zizhong. Bei will not use any of the money and food given by Zizhong for his own enjoyment. All of it will be used to develop Wu County and save the people." Liu Bei said seriously.

With Mi Zhu's promise, most of the haze in Liu Bei's heart was gone.

During the following banquet, the two parties became more and more eye-catching, and the more they talked, the more animated they became. It was like dry wood meeting fire, or Xu Xian seeing a white snake.

The enthusiasm between the two parties made Li Ji feel that his presence seemed a bit unnecessary, so he simply found an excuse and went outside to get some fresh air.

However, just as Li Ji walked out of the corner of the main hall, he found a loli with most of its body hidden in the corner, with only a small head exposed. It looked at Li Ji lively, its eyes blinking, as if It exudes a clear and ignorant light.

Upon seeing this, Li Ji walked over, squatted in front of the loli who seemed to be only four or five years old, and asked with a smile.

"What are you looking at here?"

Seeing this, the little loli shrank back a little to the corner, and then whispered.

"I...I heard that Liu Xuande and Li Sanqian were being entertained by their brother, so I came to take a look secretly."

Brother?

Li Ji asked in surprise when he heard this. "Could it be that your brothers are Mi Zizhong and Mi Zifang?"

Little Loli nodded, but she didn't know how much impact these words had on Li Ji.

(End of this chapter)