Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial owner behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

A month later, Xiaopei.

In the main hall of the county capital, Liu Bei was pacing with his hands in his hands, and the word anxiety was written on his gray face.

Lü Bu seemed to have heard some wind, suspected that he was eyeing Cao Cao, and the signs of using troops against Xiao Pei became more and more obvious.

Time was running out for him.

He must recruit as many troops as possible and expand his strength before Lü Bu starts.

To recruit, what is needed is money.

Or countless amounts of money.

The Mi family has been hollowed out by him, and now he can only hope that with this sea salt business, he will scrape a life-saving money from Cao Cao.

The salt in Kefeng County made Cao Yuan, but his head was tight, and he lasted for more than two months, but he refused to buy his high-priced salt.

Liu Bei was a little breathless.

“The lord should not be too anxious, Cao Cao can’t last this month, he will definitely order that Cao Yuan to buy our high-priced sea salt.”

Sun Qian saw Liu Bei’s thoughts, and said with a confident relief.

Liu Bei’s brows loosened slightly.

Zhang Fei also shouted: “Sun Gongyou is right, that Cao Ah will not be able to stay up sooner or later, maybe now that Cao Yuan has been killed, another salt official has been sent to buy our sea salt.” ”

Cao Yuan!

These four words, Liu Bei’s heart was happy when he heard them.

“I didn’t pay much attention to this matter.”

“I’m just planning how to deal with Lü Bu’s attack after recruiting troops.”

Liu Bei denied it.

Saying that, he stopped pacing, sat down, and leisurely poured himself a glass of wine.

“The lord has the heart of the world, how can he make a small official sad for a small official, and only Lü Bu and the like are worthy of letting the lord pay for the gods.”

Mi Zhu took advantage of the situation to compliment.

Liu Bei smiled, and a bit of imperceptible conceit swept between his eyebrows.

Serve a glass of wine and bring it to your mouth.

Then.

Zhao Yun walked into the main hall with a solemn expression, and said with his hands: “Master, the situation has changed, and I am afraid that our sea salt business will not be done.” ”

Liu Bei’s hand shook, and the wine in the glass splashed a few points.

“Why did Zilong say this?”

A touch of uneasiness flashed in Liu Bei’s eyes, and the wine glass was slowly lowered.

Zhao Yun took a deep breath and said silently: “We have just sent back the news that a few days ago, Cao Cao opened warehouses and released salt in all counties of Yanyu Prefecture at the same time, and the barren salt in various places has been completely lifted!” ”

Inside the lobby.

Suddenly, there was a dead silence.

Liu Bei’s wine glass froze in mid-air, and stunned amazement instantly appeared on his gray face.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu…

All the military generals present changed color in shock and froze in place.

The next moment.

The lobby exploded.

“This can’t be!”

Zhang Fei jumped up and excited. The moving shouted: “Then Cao Ah only bought our 50,000 stone sea salt, how can it be possible to solve the grain shortage in more than a dozen counties in Yanyu Erzhou, this is impossible!” ”

Liu Bei also slowed down, and said urgently: “What Yide said is reasonable, Zilong, isn’t the news wrong?” ”

“The news is true.”

“Cao Cao did receive the 200,000 stone salt shipped back from Feng County, secretly allocated various counties, and at the same time opened warehouses to release salt, only then did he suppress the price of salt in one fell swoop and lift the salt shortage!”

Zhao Yun held the secret report in both hands.

Liu Bei jumped up, stepped forward a few steps, and snatched it away.

After waiting to see it, the confusion on Liu Bei’s face increased unabated.

“Fengxian!”

“How can Feng County have so much salt and transport it to Cao Cao to lift the salt shortage?”

Liu Bei saw something suspicious and raised his head sharply and asked.

Zhao Yunyi threw up his hand: “According to the ears and ears we arranged in Feng County, in recent days, Na Cao Yuan has arranged more than a thousand salt carts to return to Xudu, and these 200,000 stone salts should be from his hands.” ”

Liu Bei was stunned.

Endless surprise surged in his deepened eyes, as if he had heard the strangest thing in his life.

Cao Yuan.

The Cao Ying official who humiliated him.

Obviously the head iron, refused to buy his own high-priced sea salt.

Then where did he get 200,000 stone salt for Cao Cao?

Could it be that he conjured it out of thin air?

It’s not just Liu Bei who is stunned.

Everyone present looked dazed and stunned.

Mi Zhu was the first to come to his senses, and said urgently: “This is impossible, my Mi family’s sea salt is all in the warehouse, not one or two less, then how can Cao Yuan get 200,000 stone sea salt!” ”

He wanted to prove his innocence first, in order to show that he did not secretly communicate with Cao Cao and secretly sold salt to Cao Yuan.

“Apart from your Mi family, who else can Cao Yuan buy 200,000 stone salt from in less than two months?”

“Mi Zizhong, are you hiding from Big Brother Li and selling salt to Cao Yuan in private?”

Zhang Fei was the first to suspect him, and questioned him in public without any scruples.

Liu Bei did not say anything, allowing Zhang Fei to question Mi Zhu.

After all, this matter is too strange.

In addition to Mi Zhu privately selling salt to Cao Yuan, he really couldn’t think of any other reasonable explanation.

Mi Zhu’s forehead was sweating, and he hurriedly defended: “My Mi family is loyal to the lord, heaven and earth can be verified, the sun and the moon can be learned, and I Mi Zhu will never do such a thing behind the lord’s back!” ”

The suspicious look in Liu Bei’s eyes diminished slightly.

Zhang Fei still didn’t believe it, and shouted: “There is no basis for talking, I will go to your Mijia salt warehouse now to see if those sea salts are still there!” ”

Liu Bei’s eyes moved slightly, and he wanted to block it.

Mi Zhu’s character, he can still trust.

They all swore like this, most of them were telling the truth, and they did not sell salt to Cao Yuan privately.

If he connived at Zhang Fei to check the Mi family’s salt warehouse, it would be tantamount to openly acquiescing to the suspicion of Mi Zhu’s loyalty in front of everyone.

If the salt of the Mi family is still there, it is equivalent to wronging Mi Zhu, and it will not make him chill!

Right then.

Guan Yu said, “What the third brother said, I really can’t think of where Cao Yuan can get so much salt, he should really investigate, and it is good to return the innocence of the Mi family.” ”

As soon as Liu Bei’s words of obstruction reached his mouth, he gave Guan Yu’s words and pressed them back.

If you don’t check it with your own eyes, he really can’t feel at ease….

After weighing up, Liu Bei chose the default.

Seeing Liu Bei’s attitude, Mi Zhu’s brows furrowed, and his heart couldn’t help but feel cold.

Seeing that his eldest brother also acquiesced, Zhang Fei jumped up and went to check the salt warehouse of the Mi family.

“Master, Yide, no need to check.”

“The Mi family never sold salt to Cao Yuan!”

Zhao Yun suddenly spoke.

Zhang Fei was stunned and asked rhetorically, “Zilong, why do you say that?” ”

Zhao Yun said silently: “Because, according to the detailed return, Cao Cao’s 200,000 stone salt is not sea salt, but well salt!” ”

Well salt?

Everyone in the hall.

From Liu Bei to Zhang Fei.

Even Mi Zhu, who was suspected, was stunned and changed color, and they were all stunned.