Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 64 Try to Enjoy
Chapter 65 Try to Enjoy
"Conditions?" Ran Ming was slightly taken aback, "What conditions?"

"It's very simple. The old man hopes that the relationship between our two families will go further, that is, marriage. The old man has no children so far. I only have an only daughter. I believe His Highness knows that she is the baby of our Liu family. I hope His Highness King Chu can marry her as his side." Concubine, the two families will be married, so that our Liu family can go all out to help His Royal Highness the King of Chu gain a firm foothold in Qingzhou."

In fact, since Liu Wei was captured by the Xianbei people, Liu Yuan mobilized all the Liu family's manpower to rescue Liu Wei.However, although Liu Yuan had amazing financial resources, and the mansion also raised a lot of people who dared to die, he asked them to save people from the Xianbei people.But it's a bit of an egg hitting a rock.

Later, after Ran Ming rescued Liu Mo, Liu Yuan sent someone to inquire about Ran Ming's details.Knowing his performance in the Battle of Liantai, Liu Yuan discovered that Ran Ming turned out to be a piece of precious jade from the Ran family.

Ran Ming has brains, courage, scheming, and means in doing things. Although such a person is not conspicuous now, he has a bright future in the future.Liu Yuan gradually became interested in winning over.

In fact, every merchant's head is not given for nothing, and Lu Buwei is not the only one who can live with rare goods.Although Liu Yuan is not as ambitious as Lu Buwei, he also wants to become a big family!With this condition, Ran Ming never imagined that Liu's married daughter would spend so much money, one hundred thousand shi of food.

That is 10 tons, enough to feed 50 people for four months, and [-] shi of forage is a huge number, enough to feed [-] war horses for more than half a year.Ran Ming couldn't refuse this condition.

But Ran Ming didn't want to use his marriage as a bargaining chip, so he tried to ask: "Can I change the condition? Gu can open up business routes in Chu State, not Wei State, so that Liu's business can go unimpeded!"

Liu Yuan shook his head and said: "This is the only condition of the old man. If His Highness does not agree, it means that he has no sincerity towards us. In this way, it is impossible for the two parties to cooperate, and we will even be forced to seek the protection of other people. Such as the state of Jin. "

Liu Yuan said it very directly, even a little threatening, which really made Ran Ming very embarrassed. On the one hand, he needed food urgently. He really wanted to find an excuse, such as letting Ran Min decide on his marriage, but Liu Yuan Having lived in Shanghai for a long time, he has long been a smart person. To put it in an ugly way, as soon as Ran Ming digs his ass, Liu Yuan knows what shit he is going to do! "

Perhaps it was because Ran Ming thought that the status of merchant women was low, Liu Yuan said again: "Your Highness does not know that this old man is not from a commoner background. This old man is the descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, and Liu Yueshi (Liu Kun) is my subordinate brother, but this old man is a commoner son. , not to inherit the ancestral business, but to make a living in a lowly business. Although my daughter is not the most beautiful girl in the world, she is also beautiful. She is still unmarried, and she is completely worthy of His Highness King Chu. This is a beautiful thing, why can’t His Highness agree?"

Ran Ming thought about it for a long time, such a generous dowry, let alone a beautiful woman, even a sow, for his own great cause, Ran Ming would bite the bullet and marry her.What's more, Liu Wei's appearance is not bad!
Ran Ming thought for a while and said, "I don't want to talk nonsense. I can't do this alone. I just need to go to Yecheng to ask my father for instructions! I can give Mr. Liu an answer within ten days!"

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Seven square boats sailed to the sea, rippling with the waves.On the deck of the leading square boat, Chen Ying stood with his hands behind his back, with a melancholy expression on his face.Of course, with the ups and downs of Fang Yi, the fat on Chen Ying's face also trembled, this scene was full of joy.

Chen Ying looked at the surging sea water and said regretfully, "It's a pity...it's a pity!"

Chen Ying was originally not Liu Mo's subordinate, but a Huizhou merchant.That is to say, the well-known Huizhou merchant group at home and abroad refers to the six counties from Huizhou, including She, Xiuning, Wuyuan, Qimen, Yi, and Jixi, that is, the ancient Xin'an County.

In fact, as early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huizhou merchants began to rise.In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it became famous all over the world. In the Ming Dynasty, when Huizhou merchants flourished, even Zhu Yuanzhang borrowed military expenses from Huizhou merchants.However, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the reputation of Huizhou merchants was overshadowed by Shanxi merchants who made their fortunes by selling smuggled slaves.No matter how later generations of film and television dramas whitewash Shanxi merchants, it is difficult for Shanxi merchants to sell their national interests and stain their road to rise with the flesh and blood of tens of millions of compatriots.Unlike Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants treat people with sincerity and trust, and after becoming rich, they will not forget their blessings to the society.

The main reason for the formation of Huizhou merchants is that during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the northern people migrated to Xin'an County in order to avoid the chaos and war. , cannot pay tithes.Most of the small people practice skills, or sell their burdens to eat those from other counties.

Of course, there is no shadow of Huizhou yet, but the business in Xin'an County has begun to take shape.Now the merchants in Xin'an County are doing business most prosperously with the Yu family in Yi County, the Hu family in Jixi, the Cheng family in Xiuning, and the Chen family in Qimen.

The Qimen Chen family made their fortune by trafficking in timber. After several generations of management, the business has grown bigger and bigger.However, as the Eastern Jin Dynasty gained a foothold in Jiangzuo, the Qimen Chen family's business was also suppressed frantically by the eight major families in Jiangzuo.

The eight major families in Jiangzuo, and the four major gentry families in Jiangzuo, Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang.In addition, the four major families of housewarming turned out to be Wang, Xie, Xi, and Yu.After the death of Xi Shi, Xi Jian, his son Xi Yin didn't like people and contacts, while his second son, Xi Tan, was a miser, and Xi's family began to decline.The Huan family took advantage of the situation and became one of the four major families.These eight families controlled the imperial court and local power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the powerless Qimen Chen family became a fat sheep in their eyes.

In order to seek a breakthrough in business, Chen Ying, the young master of the Qimen Chen family, did not hesitate to go to Changshan to seek cooperation from Liu Yuan.When Chen Ying learned that Liu Yuan had only one daughter and no son, she immediately turned her idea on Liu Mo's head.

Don't look at Chen Ying's unattractive appearance, his fat body gives people a feeling of foodie, but in fact, since Chen Ying took over the Qimen Chen family, the Qimen Chen family has survived in the cracks, not only did not decline, but faintly revived Stance.

However, at this moment, Chen Ying was sad.Originally, he used his advantages of being well-informed and well-versed in the world to coax Liu Mo around, and almost agreed to marry Chen Ying as his wife.

In fact, once Liu Wei married Chen Ying, the Chen family of Qimen and the Liu family of Zhongshan would join forces. In the south of the Yangtze River, the eight major families of Jiangzuo would be helpless, but in the north of the Yellow River, they could flourish.

It's just that Ran Ming appeared, and Ran Ming didn't have to do anything, just relying on his face to fascinate Liu Mo.

Leaving the matter of the transaction to himself, Liu Mo was unwilling to go back to the south with him, which made Chen Ying very uncomfortable.

"Liu Wei didn't fly away like a cooked duck!" Chen Ying had to accept this painful fact.

Of course, Chen Ying is not an ordinary person.His sadness lasted less than an hour, and he felt hungry immediately, Chen Ying ordered: "Prepare a meal for a certain family!"

After a while, the guy brought the food, two fat chickens, and a piece of lamb.

Chen Ying is a carnivore and rarely eats vegetarian dishes. He is fond of meat, and when he sees a fat chicken, he will gobble it up. Liu Mo is also forgotten by him.

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After Liu Yuan left, Ran Ming sat alone at the table in a daze.It is conceivable that Ran Min, who was short of food more than blood, once learned that Liu Yuan, a local rich man, wanted to trade his daughter for wealth, Ran Min would never refuse.

You know, there is really nothing left in the Great Wei Kingdom except for officials and titles.When Ran Min founded the country, in order to reward meritorious service, he had to reward more than 4000 marquises, including more than 3000 marquises outside the pass and more than 1000 marquises inside the pass. There are hundreds of people.

Liu Yuan only wanted a side concubine of the King of Chu, and Ran Min would definitely agree right away.

It can also be said that Ran Ming, the daughter-in-law of Liu Wei, is destined to marry.

Ran Ming felt a little uncomfortable. As a person of later generations, he still wanted to meet a woman who could make him fall in love with him, and then have a vigorous love affair. He never thought that he would make such hasty decisions on his life's major events in a daze.

At night, Ran Ming also figured it out.Life is like a strong woman, if you can't resist, then try to enjoy it with your eyes closed.

Ran Ming approached Lu Yan to ask policy: "Sir, how can Gu take all the hearts of the hundred reserve officers trained by Gu, so that they can guarantee absolute loyalty and never betray Gu!"

Lu Yan looked at Ran Ming with a surprised expression, but in fact Lu Yan also realized that Ran Ming just wanted to hold the military power forever.

He thought for a while and said: "Since ancient times, to subdue people's hearts is nothing more than giving grace and power, but this kind of relationship is not long-term, and generals change flags and defect everywhere. Therefore, this method cannot be used to treat generals who hold heavy troops! But... ..."

"But what?"

"However, if Your Highness wants the generals under his command to never betray, there is a way!" Lu Yan said: "Your Highness is now training these one hundred reserve officers, and you can let them worship Your Highness as their teachers. Destroying ancestors is the most shameful thing, as long as His Highness accepts them as disciples, they will always be His Highness's disciples. Finally, they must not betray, if they betray His Highness, their reputation will be ruined and it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the world!"

"Gu understands!" Ran Ming said: "Gu will be prepared tomorrow, let them worship Gu as their teacher, and Gu will teach them the art of war!"

(End of this chapter)