The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 103
Different from Wei Tao, the Yuan family's roots in Jizhou are extremely deep. It can be seen that the Zhen family is also a little bit afraid of him, and does not want to reject his engagement.

Since Yuan Shao can see that there is a tendency for chaos in the world, he can naturally think of where the place will be if he wants to make things right.

Jizhou was chosen by Yuan Shao.

Originally, it was Yuan Shao's wish to serve as the prefect of Bohai Sea, so Yuan Shao was not in a hurry about the Zhen family's affairs. As long as he was strong, the Zhen family would naturally marry him, but when he heard Wei Tao's last words, Yuan Shao's heart tightened immediately.

Heishan bandits, Yuan Shao has heard about them from his family these days, and it is not surprising that they evolved from Yellow Turban bandits.

But with such an army, and now such a powerful army, Yuan Shao is not sure what kind of impact it will have on his control of Jizhou.

"Such afflictions must be eliminated!"

After a slight silence, Yuan Shao just spit out the characters.

"The tree's roots are so deep that it's hard to get rid of them. Moreover, the troops in hand are enough to protect themselves, so it's hard to send troops."

Wei Tao shook his head and said, hearing this, Yuan Shao's complexion turned ugly again. Although the Yuan family has a deep heritage, it is impossible to use it for him alone.

Yuan Shao didn't have any more generals in his hands, but Yuan Shao was not an ordinary person, he spoke slowly after a slight silence.

"So, what should I do?"

"I intend to unite with elder brother Benchu, with the strength of both of you and me, to drive out the Black Mountain bandits together. Only people with high morals and respect can preside over this matter. Elder brother is the descendant of the fourth generation and the third prince. After establishing himself in the Bohai Sea, he can also take advantage of this." Show merit."

Wei Tao was also worried about the calamity of the Black Mountain bandits, but after hearing that Yuan Shao had become the prefect of Bohai, he had an idea to let Yuan Shao take the lead in fighting the Black Mountain bandits.

Yuan Shao is naturally not stupid, but Yuan Shao understands that if he is the leader, he can drive the Jizhou army to attack the Black Mountain bandits. If he succeeds, he will make great achievements, but if he loses, he will reduce the strength of others. No matter how he calculates, it is not bad.

"Okay, I will contact you as soon as I arrive in Bohai Sea, and I will let the prefects of Jizhou guard against bandits from the Black Mountain together."

While speaking, Yuan Shao even forgot Han Fu, the current Jizhou state herdsman, for a while, or deliberately ignored it.

Originally, Yuan Shao left Luoyang in a hurry, but after leaving Luoyang, he drove lightly and the speed was not fast, but after talking with Wei Tao, Yuan Shao sped up his trip and made preparations for returning to Bohai, even with Wei Tao. The things that the Zhen family decided on were left behind.

This can be regarded as Wei Tao fulfilling the Zhen family's instructions.

"Mr. Zhen, although this matter is not easy, it still lives up to expectations."

Wei Tao invited Zhen Yu again, and briefly explained the matter. He only said that Yuan Shao was more worried about the resurgence of the Yellow Turban and put aside the matter of his children for the time being. We will discuss it later.

"Thank you so much, Lord Prefect."

Sure enough, Zhen Yu was immediately overjoyed.

"Actually, being married to the Yuan family is also very good, but it's a pity that he is not the eldest son, so there is still some reluctance in the family. If Mr. Yuan's meritorious deeds are established, then this matter is not impossible!"

Seeing Zhen Yu like this, Wei Tao couldn't help but chuckled inwardly: I just know that your Zhen family is just making things up on purpose.

However, Wei Tao's intention to help the Zhen family is not without purpose. If the Zhen family hadn't come to the door this time, Wei Tao would have come to the Zhen family soon.

"Mr. Zhen, I still have a difficult matter to solve, I hope you can solve it with me."

"Oh? I don't know what's the problem? My Zhen family has nothing else, but I still have some money. Could it be that there is a shortage of money and food in the mansion? Although it can't fill the treasury, it's not difficult to help some."

Since Zhen Yu came to ask for help, he was naturally prepared to give a generous gift, so he wasn't surprised at all at this time.

"Hehe...it's not a difficult thing. Sir, I also know that although my Wei family is also a family of poetry and books, but now the family background is still supported by its own business, and now there is a business that I want to do with the Zhen family. "

Wei Tao shook his head and smiled, this time is a win-win situation, Wei Tao is not afraid that the Zhen family will not take the bait.

"Oh? Business?"

Zhen Yu is the person in charge of all kinds of businesses in the Zhen family, and when he heard Wei Tao's words, his face suddenly became serious.

"If the prefect has a good business, you can talk about it, but when it comes to business, my Zhen family will not give up half a cent."

There is no business conflict between the Zhen family and the Wei family. What this means is that once they negotiate, it will not be based on the face just now.

"That's natural. Come on, bring it up!"

Wei Tao smiled and ordered loudly, and then Chun Lan, one of Wei Tao's personal maids, came in with a silver pot, lightly held the silver pot to pour it out, and a liquid like clear water poured out.

"Is this wine? Jade wine in the palace?"

A smell of wine lingered on the tip of his nose, and Zhen Yu naturally understood what it was.

Although Zhen Yu was not addicted to alcohol, he had tasted quite a few wines. Upon seeing it, he understood that Wei Tao's wine could be called a top-quality wine.

"This is of course wine. What do Mr. Zhen think of this wine? Is this business possible?"

"Business? The prefect wants to use me for this business!"

Zhen Yu couldn't believe it, he knew that Wei's family was also a businessman, and their business spread all over the states, so the Zhen's family was needed?
"Of course, Mr. Zhen also knows that brewing wine is not easy. Although my Wei family is rich, it is enough to keep the supply for a long time. How can we expand? If the Zhen family does not give up their willingness and cooperation."

In fact, this wine is not unusual, it is just distilled and processed wine.

Back in this era, even with knowledge beyond this era, it is not easy to make money quickly.

As for making glass and gunpowder, I won't mention it. Wei Tao doesn't know it. He just has a general understanding and doesn't know how much time and energy it will take.

Just this distilled wine, in fact, it is not that there is no similar utensil in Dahan.

It's just that it's better for Wei Tao. Wei Tao doesn't need to innovate, but just improves it to make the wine clearer and more mellow.

Even so, it took Wei Tao more than half a month to make a batch.

"Haha...Since Master Taishou wants to do such a good business with my Zhen family, is there any reason why I shouldn't? My Zhen family would like to share with you [-]-[-]."

"That's not necessary. The reason why I want to cooperate with the Zhen family is that brewing wine consumes a lot of food. If the Zhen family can provide raw materials, it can be divided into six or four."

In fact, Zhen Yu's original intention was to let the Zhen family provide food for wine making, but Wei Tao took the initiative to share the profits.

Although Zhen Yu also declined, but the nature of a businessman did not make him decline a few times, he just accepted the matter, and then Zhen Yu hurriedly said goodbye and left, wanting to discuss this matter with other members of the family.

Although the Wei family is in business, it is really not necessary for Wei Tao to discuss such business matters in person. However, Wei Tao wants to make money and establish a foundation with the wine dealer, but there is still a more important purpose.

Wine is made of food, and food is the foundation of future princes.

Whether it is fighting the world by oneself or helping the Han Dynasty, this food is indispensable.

And at this time, whoever holds the most food is the powerful, the landlord, or the aristocratic family to be precise.

In the history of the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao at Guandu, both of them ruled several states, but Cao Cao has been trapped by food and grass, and later has no food to support, while Yuan Shao has no logistical problems.

Why is this?

The area under Yuan Shao's command was relatively prosperous, and the damage was not so serious several times, while Cao Cao's territory had more wars back and forth. Secondly, Yuan Shao had the support of the aristocratic family.

Those aristocratic families not only sent out people, but also sent out food. It was not until a fire in Wuchao burned all the food saved by Yuan Shao that Yuan Shao had to lose.

If there is no fire from Wuchao, the final result must be a reversal.

Therefore, if Wei Tao wanted to stockpile food, he had to go to the big family, but the big family was not so stupid that people just took food from their mouths casually.

However, the aristocratic family likes to enjoy it, if they use this fine wine as a bait in exchange for their benefits, it will not be unacceptable, this is Wei Tao's plan.

As a matter of fact, the aristocratic family valued money more, and this matter was soon approved by the Zhen family, willing to do a business with Wei Tao, transporting food to Changshan County, in exchange for wine, and then selling it to various places.

Of course, there is no need for Wei Tao to handle these matters. With Wei Hong's experience, he can easily handle them properly.

Wei Tao doesn't care too much about business matters, but with sufficient money and food in the treasury, Wei Tao is also happy.

Wei Tao was developing rapidly, but when Wei Tao was developing rapidly, someone like Dong Zhuo began to forget about it just for the sake of power, and the time for drinking and having fun every day gradually increased.

Of course, like Yuan Shao, although he just arrived in Bohai Sea, he immediately established a firm foothold and developed rapidly.

In just over ten days, there are civil and military generals by his side, the treasury is not bad at all, and he recruited soldiers and got [-] soldiers within a few days, which is an extraordinary momentum.

"After four generations and three lords, disciples and old officials are all over the world, it is really extraordinary."

Hearing this news, Wei Tao could only let out a long sigh inwardly. After all, he spent a lot of hard work. After several victories, he was able to stabilize Changshan County. Even so, the treasury of Changshan County was empty. Had to find ways to find their own financial resources.

But as soon as Yuan Shao arrived, there were soldiers and finances, and the strength of the Yuan family's power made people have to be shocked.

At the same time, the power of the Black Mountain bandits also rose accordingly, officially playing the banner of the Black Mountain Army. Not only did they have the idea of ​​plotting against Jizhou, but they also had the intention to move to Youzhou and merge the two states.

You must know that since Liu Yu dispersed the troops in Youzhou, those soldiers were faintly dissatisfied. If they were incited, then Youzhou would also be in chaos, and it would not be surprising if anything would happen.

"This is a sign of chaos in the world!"

Wei Tao couldn't help smiling wryly, as if what he did was only accelerating the chaos in the world, and Dong Zhuo's misfortune was spread, that is, there was a tendency of chaos in the north.

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