A City of Infinite Winners in One's Life

Chapter 483. The Northern Zhen Family

The Zhen family is one of the prominent families in Jizhou. There are thousands of people in this city alone, and there are more than [-] people who traveled outside and did not return. Such a large-scale family is unimaginable in modern times.However, the cohesion of the ancient family is so strong. The guards and officials in this city are all from the Zhen family, and they have to say hello to each other when they meet, because they are all relatives.

In another place, a caravan like Li Wei entered the city, and the generals defending the city could not scrape a layer of oil down, but not here.Because this guard is the main line of the Zhen family, and one of the direct beneficiaries of the trade with Li Wei. Although the Zhen family is greedy for money, the stupid thing of killing chickens and getting eggs is still impossible.Li Wei was politely welcomed into the city, and Mrs. Zhen, a prominent figure in the Zhen family, hosted a banquet for Li Wei.

"ZTE has come from a long way, and it's really ashamed that I have lost a long way to welcome it." Although Mrs. Zhen was already seventy years old, his body was still strong, and he sat on the main seat with a red face.The banquet in the Han Dynasty was that the host was in the main seat, and there were seats on both sides, from the innermost row to the door. According to the position of the guests, the status and wealth of the person can be roughly judged. The closer to the host, the more noble, and the closer to the door. Yes, the identity is naturally not as good.

Li Wei and a bunch of messy guests were bragging and farting, while Diaochan and Huang Yueying were accounting for the transaction of various materials at this time. The trade between the two sides was goods for people. The Zhen family wished that Li Wei would come and take these refugees away.Because the refugees also need food, if Li Wei arrives late, the Zhen family will have to spend food to support these refugees.However, Li Wei is also very picky in this kind of business, giving priority to young and strong people, then women, and then all kinds of dolls that have not yet fully grown.

Not those who are sick, not those with disabilities, not those who are older, and not those who have brain problems.It can be said that among the refugees gathered by the Zhen family, it is not bad if half of them are qualified. As for how the unqualified people will be dealt with, it is none of Li Wei's business. All kinds of messy people are brought into the team.Li Wei's subordinates have special personnel in charge of these disgraceful things. They are already familiar with the "quality" of the refugees. The caravan is divided into two groups. Pick people.

Looking at the numb eyes of the refugees, Huang Yueying couldn't bear it in her heart, but she knew that she couldn't arbitrarily disrupt Li Wei's arrangement, and she would make a bad start.Although these refugees are very pitiful, there are too many pitiful people in the world. Even if she is kind, she can't manage it. On the contrary, Li Wei's seemingly cruel approach is the most appropriate and practical.Compared with other people, Li Wei has already attached great importance to these refugees who have lost their land. It can be said that most of the soldiers and private officials under Li Wei are from refugees, although there are also ordinary civilians who actively join Li Wei's team. , but that's a minority after all.

It's like those prosecutors who look at refugees like goods. They were also refugees at first, but under Li Wei's subordinates, they don't see their abilities, and those who can go up cannot go down, which is completely different from the current system of filial piety and integrity. The opposite.However, this seemingly absurd system has caused the military and civilians under Li Wei to burst into unimaginable power. To achieve such a result in such a short period of time, this kind of "coldness" is necessary.

"Sister Yueying, why are you in a daze? The settlement of goods here is almost completed. How long will it take to select the refugees?" Diaochan came to Huang Yueying and asked.

"So fast?"

"The Zhen family is still using the old-fashioned accounting method, but ours is based on statistics, so the speed is naturally faster than the Zhen family." Diao Chan laughed.Although Li Wei's subordinates are not very talented, there are many qualified officials. It is absolutely no problem to manage the distribution and coordination of specific money, grain and materials. In contrast, the so-called mathematical elites of the Zhen family are not as good as Li Wei's subordinates. These little officials.

"The goods are easy to calculate, but the people are not easy to calculate. We have limited manpower, and we have to do physical examinations for the refugees, so it is estimated that it will take two to three days to complete." Huang Yueying calculated, the dry food the team carried must be Those who cannot insist on returning to Runan have to buy a batch of food from the Zhen family.Because when they come, they are the army and caravan, and when they return, they will bring a large number of refugees, and these refugees cannot be ignored.

Buying food is difficult for others, but if Li Wei wants to buy food, it is very simple. After all, Li Wei is the "God of Wealth" of the Zhen family, relying on the various luxury goods and high-quality snow salt provided by Li Wei, The Zhen family occupies a large share of the high-end market, so if they want to maintain this interest for a long time, it is impossible for the Zhen family to offend Li Wei. On the contrary, they have to wait for Li Wei. If Li Wei will If the goods supplied to the Zhen family are handed over to other families, then the Zhen family will really be numb.

The ancient "feast for guests" was very troublesome, and to be honest, the menu was still very simple, one person, one pot of wine, one roast chicken, and one plate of fruit, all gone.

The wine is low-alcohol rice wine, the chicken is a home-style roast chicken with only salt and a small amount of spices, and the fruit is only two or three kinds of monotonous. As for the so-called song and dance performances, those dancers are not worth seeing in Li Wei's opinion. Vulgar fans, so this banquet made Li Wei feel a little boring.But this banquet can only be like this, talking about people is not the place to talk, Li Wei just politely and everyone haha.

After the big banquet was over, all the guests of each family dispersed, and the next small banquet was the place to talk about business.Xiaoyan is in the backyard of the main house of the Zhen family. The pavilions and pavilions are exquisite. The local tyrants of the Zhen family know how to enjoy it. In the Three Kingdoms era, it reached the level of Suzhou gardens in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is the wonderful world view of the Three Kingdoms Warriors.

Although there are not many people in Xiaoyan, each of them is the core character of the Zhen family, the backstage helm of the Zhen family, Mr. Zhen Xiong, now the highest official of the Zhen family, Cai Ling Zhen Yi, and the leader of the Zhen family in the army, General Anbei Zhen Yi. .These three people are the core characters of the entire Zhen family. Although Zhen Xiong is old, he is mature and has rich life experience. The current owner, Zhen Yi.But Zhen Yi, as Zhen Xiong's eldest son, was his until the end anyway, so he wasn't annoyed.Zhen Yi was born to Zhen Xiong's young wife, the first among the concubines. Although he did not have the right to inherit the family, the military position of General Anbei and the [-] soldiers and horses under him were enough for him.

The Han Dynasty was in decline. Although all localities still obeyed the orders of the central government, many people began to stand up for themselves, but they did not make it clear.This year, it is not only Li Wei who has soldiers and horses in his hands, Zhen Yi's [-] soldiers and horses make him a tyrant in the north, and the cooperation with his family makes him strong and strong, and the family also uses this support." "Private Army", where the caravan is like a duck to water, if you don't give face to the Zhen family, you are courting death.

The Zhen family, a behemoth in the north, has no shortage of power and wealth, but it still seeks Li Wei's head. .

Chapter 484. The Dilemma of the Noble Family

"ZTE has come from a long way, but it is really a loss." Zhen Xiong laughed.

But what he said is not bad. In this era of backward transportation, Li Wei's rush from Runan to Jinan is already a long journey. It is also because the sergeants and caravans under Li Wei are only able to use their strong bodies with spiritual energy. Traveling so fast, with other people, I am afraid that only the cavalry will have such a speed.However, it will be much slower to go back. The refugees will slow down the speed of progress. Where can refugees who have not experienced the baptism of spiritual energy and these sergeants who have been "cleansed"?

Li Wei's travel merchants are the most elite sergeants wearing armor and weapons. Many times they are fully armed and go out to do business. Bandits and bandits always go around when they encounter them.

Facing Zhen Xiong's politeness, Li Wei also smiled and said, "Where, where, Li has always cooperated with you happily. I have admired Mr. Zhen for a long time. Taking advantage of this acceptance, I just came to visit Mr. Zhen."

Everyone likes to listen to polite words, but it depends on who said the polite words. Most people don't say polite words, even grandpa is not qualified to see Zhen Xiong, but Li Wei is different, this is the god of wealth~ Father, you have to pay.

Therefore, Li Wei's caravan is covered by the Zhen family in Jizhou throughout the north. Whoever dares to look for trouble without opening his eyes will be unable to get along with the Zhen family.Li Wei didn't sell goods directly, but left the majority of his interests to the Zhen family, and all he needed were refugees who were useless to the Zhen family. This was a good deal.Why does Li Wei want so many refugees? Zhen Xiong doesn't want to care about it. Anyway, the Zhen family has made money. It's that simple.

Although the status of merchants is still low these days, it depends on what kind of merchants they are. Some great people with family properties are not satisfied with this status quo. In addition, their shrewd eyes have seen that the Han family is hard to come back, so they have taken care of themselves. preparation.If you have the conditions, you can buy officials to cultivate your own power, and if you don't have the conditions, you can form an alliance.

A huge business giant like the Zhen family doesn't need to worry about these problems. What the Zhen family thinks about is how to get better returns. As a family that starts with business, they have almost reached the peak. They want to continue to climb up and get more If you have power and wealth, then you can only choose to invest in the royal family or princes. However, now that the royal family is weak, you don’t have to think about it. You can directly make friends with all kinds of tyrants and choose the right investment object.

Li Wei and Zhen Xiong just took what they wanted, and the so-called Three Kingdoms after that were actually just those big business families who funded the princes to cause trouble in front of them.Just like a poor man like Liu Bei, without the full support of the Mi family, how could he have the capital to recruit troops?Before Yuan Shao's downfall, he relied on the Zhen family. After Yuan Shao's downfall, not only the Wei family was behind Cao Cao, but the Zhen family also joined Cao Cao's power group.Otherwise, how did Cao Cao's army of hundreds of thousands get together in the Battle of Chibi?

The Sun family of Soochow relies on the Lu family where Lu Su is located. Lu Su was able to mix into the identity of the boss of Soochow. In addition to his own talent, his family strength should not be underestimated. Although the Lu family is not well-known, But it is also a family that is willing to put down/stature to do business. Although it is not as good as the Mi family and the Zhen family, it is not much worse than the Wei family and the Wu family.The Lu family has supported Sun Wu's economic system, which shows that the wealth of the Lu family is amazing.

Now, the Zhen family is investing for the future, and Li Wei is the kind of target who should focus on winning.First, Li Wei has soldiers and horses, his own strength is superior and he has magical means; second, Li Wei has economic brains, and all kinds of treasures in his hands are qualified to be rare goods. If the Zhen family wants to go further, Li Wei is the key; third, The family star-gazer watches the sky at night, and Li Wei has Jackie Chan's resources.

The first two are not worth so much effort by his Zhen family, but the third one is terrifying. If Li Wei really established a new empire, wouldn't his Zhen family be the minister of the dragon?Then the Zhen family will be stable for generations to come, so there is no need to be so frightened now.The big tree attracts the wind. The Zhen family is too rich, so it has been targeted by many people. If it wasn't for Zhen Yi's [-] army to guard, it is estimated that the Zhen family would have suffered a long time ago, so Zhen Xiong is very good for the cooperation with Li Wei. heart.

Having Jackie Chan's capital does not mean that he will be able to ascend to the great treasure, but it is more reliable than others. In troubled times, there will not be only one person who has Jackie Chan's capital, but who can achieve great things depends on his own means.And Li Wei is definitely the one who is most likely to achieve great things. At least from the strength and means that Li Wei has shown so far, he definitely has the strength to suppress and beat those who are not ministers around him. See who has the soldiers in their hands, and the soldiers are the masters/masters.Although their Zhen family also has the means to press the bottom of the box, and the dead have also raised a lot, but the Zhen family itself has no one who can achieve great things, so they have to be someone else's servant of the dragon.

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The Zhen family belonged to the star-gazers of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Relying on the knowledge of star-gazing, the Zhen family escaped many disasters.Just relying on the star-gazing elders enshrined in the family, since the establishment of the Han Empire, the Zhen family has avoided the disaster of the last extinction. The decisions made by the star-gazers at every critical moment have saved the entire family. Among the star-gazers, Zhen Xiong is very respectful and follows his advice.

The star-gazer predicted that the world would be in chaos ten years ago, but at that time few people in the family were willing to believe it, but as time went on, the things the star-gazer said came true one after another, even if they didn't believe it before. The clansmen also had to believe it.And it is precisely because of this that the core group of the Zhen family has always felt insecure, which is why Zhen Yi managed to become the top Cai Ling, and Zhen Yi spent huge sums of money to build a huge local army of [-] people, all because of fear. result.Everyone in the world sees the wealth of the Zhen family, but they don't know the crisis facing the Zhen family.

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After drinking three dishes and five flavors, the nonsense of several people is almost the same, and then the business discussion begins.Li Wei didn't say much, just took out a small can and put it on the table. Several people were close to each other, and there were no dancers dancing. Zhen Xiong stood up and got the small can.Zhen Yi picked up the jar and placed it on Zhen Xiong's table respectfully.

"ZTE, what is this? Could it be snow salt?" Zhen Xiong opened the seal of the small jar, saw the snow-white particles, and said disappointedly.

"This thing is not snow salt, Zhen Lao can taste it, you will know after a taste." Li Wei made a gesture of invitation.

Zhen Xiong didn't pretend, and put his fingers in his mouth with a weird expression. "This is by no means snow salt. The taste is a little weird, but it's not bad. It has a seafood umami."

These years, the preservation technology is not good enough. The sea fish and shrimp are transported from the coast to Jinan. They are all dry goods. However, this kind of umami makes Zhen Xiong feel like he is eating dried fish.Zhen Yi and Zhen Yi also tasted a little by themselves, and both showed surprised expressions. This kind of umami is indeed rare.

"What is this?".

chapter 485. The secret of the Zhen family

"This thing is called monosodium glutamate. It looks similar to snow salt, but the three tastes should already have a bottom. This monosodium glutamate is suitable for soup. Add a little bit to the soup and it will become delicious immediately, even if it is baked food. It can be used." Li Wei has come up with a new fudge, MSG cannot be mass-produced with the current technology system, so he can only buy it from him, which is still a seller's market.

Zhen Xiong summoned a servant and asked him to cook porridge. Although condiments are in short supply these days, all kinds of assorted porridge can still be made, but the taste is far worse than modern times.After a while, the servant brought a bowl of mixed meat and vegetables porridge. Zhen Xiong put some MSG in the bowl and stirred it carefully.He picked up the bowl and took a sip, Zhen Xiong's small eyes suddenly widened. "Fresh! Really fresh!"

"This? Is it really that powerful?" Zhen Yi looked at his father's exaggerated appearance, a little disbelieving, and he also learned from Zhen Xiong's method, mixed with miscellaneous porridge, and drank it in one gulp, his eyes were even wider than Zhen Xiong's. be big. "Good... fresh! What the hell is "four seven three"? How can it be so delicious?!"

Seeing how the three of them were gobbling their food, Li Wei felt that people in this era were pitiful. Because Li Wei had been in the world of the spirit of eating halberds, ordinary food really couldn't reach his eyes, and the so-called food in this world, In his opinion, it is like chewing wax, and it is simply torturing his tongue/head.At least when Li Wei opened a small kitchen for himself and Huang Yueying and Diao Chan in his own territory, he would never use the cooking methods of this era.Li Wei used his extravagant power to create all kinds of modern condiments and kitchen utensils. Even though the raw materials were relatively monotonous, under Li Wei's skillful hands, there were all kinds of delicacies, which made Diaochan and Huang Yueying almost swallow their tongues. /head.

Seeing the three elders snoring and drinking miscellaneous porridge, Li Wei also sighed, the Zhen family is rich, right?But in terms of enjoyment, these top rich people standing in this era are no better than ordinary people in modern times, how boring this ancient times can be.The so-called banquet is drinking rice wine, eating roast chicken and roast goose with only salt, and watching a group of little girls dance with just a few kinds of fruit. It's really boring.

In terms of enjoyment, the ancient times were far worse than the modern times. The various luxuries in Li Wei's hands can be regarded as enriching the material and spiritual life of the powerful people of this era.The Zhen family only had some scraps, but even so, relying on these scraps, the Zhen family still made a lot of money.It can be seen how monotonous and boring life is for the literati class.

"ZTE, how is the production of MSG?" Zhen Xiong asked quickly. Unlike Xueyan, although Xueyan is mainly sold to the rich and the "middle class" with a little wealth, Xueyan is not expensive after all. They are still affordable, and the Zhen family wins by quantity.The snow salt provided by Li Wei is much better than the current coarse salt. It is not bitter and looks good.This snow salt alone made the Zhen family laugh, and this monosodium glutamate is a good thing, definitely more profitable than snow salt.