Guo Peng wants to summon Mi Zhu to be an official.

To be the Pengshi under his command, give him an official identity, and he is still the private subordinate of the county Taishou, the Pengshi County Shaofu, and the official position of managing finances for the Taishou, a very close official position.

Guo Peng also said that this position did not delay his responsibility for running Mi's commercial business, and this position was his reward for Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu is still engaged in the same task as before, selling horses from the south to the north.

Mi Zhu was so happy that he couldn't help himself, and immediately told his brother Mi Fang about it, Mi Fang was very happy and very happy.

The two brothers immediately told the core clan about this, and the core clan was overjoyed.

Then when Mi Zhu was about to leave for Youzhou to meet Guo Peng, Guo Peng's second letter came, asking Mi Zhu not to leave, he wanted to come to Xuzhou to see Mi Zhu in person, and go home to visit relatives by the way.

Mi Zhu was even happier.

He immediately ordered his family to pack up a most luxurious room for Guo Peng to live in, arranged for five beautiful young maids to prepare to wait for Guo Peng, and then counted the days to calculate when Guo Peng would come.

On September 10, Guo Peng came to Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu took his younger brother Mi Fang and a group of Mi clansmen to greet Guo Peng in person.

Guo Peng had one more Gu Yong by his side than when he set off from Youzhou, as well as two scholars with him.

Guo Peng originally wanted to take Gu Yong to Xuzhou together, but Gu Yong was anxious to prove his ability and wanted to make achievements, so Guo Peng sent someone to protect Gu Yong and let him go to Shanggu County first.

"Zizhong, you're too grand, didn't I tell you not to be so grand? I don't want to be too noticeable. ”

Guo Peng smiled and held Mi Zhu's hand and walked side by side with Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu was flattered and said humbly: "Mi is from a humble background, and the Ming Gong is not even, so he entrusts him with important things, and the Mi family does not dare not go all out to repay the kindness of the public." ”

"Hahaha, Zizhong is too modest, Zizhong's talent, I see it in my eyes, without Zizhong, how can I raise troops and resist Xianbei? Zizhong stopped saying such things again. ”

Guo Peng patted Mi Zhu on the shoulder, and got into the car that Mi Zhu prepared for him.

If you don't accept the kindness of your subordinates, your subordinates will not be happy in their hearts, they will worry and panic, and some people with persecution paranoia will think of many terrible places to go.

Since it is what the subordinates are willing to do, it is harmless, so accept it all.

Under today's status gap, some things are taken for granted, and it would be strange if you didn't do it.

I followed the car to Qu County, which is very close to the port, which is the base camp of the Mi family.

Mi Zhu personally drove Guo Peng to tour the foundation of the Mi family and showed the economic strength of the Mi family.

Tens of thousands of acres of fertile land around Qu County all belong to the Mi family, and the Mi family built manors on these lands, took in the displaced people, and established the manor economy, which is far more prosperous than the Cao family, the Xiahou family, and their own Guo family.

Not only that, because of the seaside, Mi can also take seawater to boil salt and sell salt for profit.

Since Emperor He of the Han Dynasty abolished the official policy of salt and iron, the Eastern Han Dynasty has implemented the form of taxation by the private salt and iron government.

As a result, the Mi clan became wealthy and established their own private economic zone in this coastal area.

Not only that, but there are also armed patrols and guards everywhere in Mi's manor, and they are in good order.

The children of the Mi clan not only study, but also practiced martial arts, practiced riding and archery, and usually played the role of officers, leading armed troops to patrol the Quartet to enhance their prestige and make the Mi clan's territory more consolidated.

After confirming these circumstances, Guo Peng confirmed that the Mi clan fully possessed the nature of a modern national chaebol, with land and private armies, and could even be regarded as a warlord.

However, unlike the prevailing situation of modern capitalism, although the Mi clan has money and force, they do not have access to educational resources.

Without educational resources, the Mi clan could not blend into the circle of scholars, and was still looked down upon by the upper class, no matter how rich they were, they were always excluded from the ruling class.

Unlike modern times, a chaebol is enough to control the power of a country, and it can also make an actor who has never been in politics president.

Therefore, although Guo Peng's own family's wealth is far inferior to Mi's, Mi Zhu is extremely humble to Guo Peng.

After a tour, Guo Peng praised the entrepreneurial efforts of the ancestors of the Mi family and the difficulty of the descendants of the descendants, which made Mi Zhu very happy.

Then Mi Zhu took Guo Peng to the place where the Mi clan lived and entered the core area of the Mi manor.

Entering the core area of Mi's Manor, Guo Peng can be regarded as seeing what it means to be rich.

If the luxury and richness of the palace of the Han Emperor is natural and not surprising, then the Mi manor is enough to surprise people.

For Guo Peng, who understands the weaknesses of the Mi family, it is even more surprising, what kind of ruthless man is the ancestor of the Mi family, who has great wisdom and courage?

In such a low social status, the Mi clan developed into a large chaebol known in several states, and had extensive military force.

And let those who hold power have to throw themselves into the trap, and choose more to win over than to plunder directly.

Perhaps the limit that a commoner-born person can reach under the political state of the Eastern Han Dynasty is like the Mizhu family.

Of course, it takes three or four generations of accumulation, and there can't be a bastard, can't produce a waste who likes to enjoy, and be more shrewd than the children of the ordinary scholars, and more long-sleeved and good at dancing.

Otherwise, how eye-catching would such a huge amount of wealth be?

And Mi Zhu is also a person with great wisdom.

In troubled times, he gave up his own glory and wealth, fine clothes and food, invested all his wealth in a desperate little warlord, gave up his ancestral business, and followed him to life and death for more than 20 years!

People say that it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, Mi Zhu does the opposite, if it is not for the restrictions of the times, maybe Mi Zhu may not be able to become the next Lu Buwei.

Mi Zhu is not a person with the talent to govern the country and march to war, but in diplomacy and business, he is an extremely rare talent.

In the early days, Liu Bei did not have a fixed territory, and he could not give full play to Mi Zhu's expertise, and when he had a territory, there were more talents under Liu Bei, and there was no place for Mi Zhu.

But under Guo Peng's command, Guo Peng can let Mi Zhu maximize his ability and squeeze the wealth of the whole world for Guo Peng.

Therefore, Guo Peng is bound to Mi Zhu.

Entering the luxurious residence of the Mi family, in the magnificent hall, the children of the Mi family visited Guo Peng together, invited him to take a seat, Mi Zhu took the children of the Mi family to sit at the bottom of the head, and then served wine and dishes.

Guo Peng did not push back, and sat on the top generously.

"The financial resources of the Mi family, this mansion has seen it today, the ancestors of the Mi family are not easy, in this situation, you can still accumulate such wealth, and it can be preserved, your Mi family's life is not easy!"

When Guo Peng said this, he just hit Mi's biggest sore spot.

Without the backing of the ruling class, it is difficult to survive in this society by using force and the spirit of not fearing death to protect their family business.

The children of the Mi family were silent, but Mi Zhu and Mi Fang glanced at each other, and they could see their joy in each other's eyes.

"If you have to give up the Ming Gong, the days after the Mi family will be much better."

Mi Zhu raised his wine glass and took the Mi family to toast Guo Peng, and Guo Peng raised his glass in return.

Then, Mi Zhu called for singing and dancing, the senior song and dance troupe raised by Mi came on the stage, and the singers, dancers and piano girls dressed in tulle were accustomed to showing their talents, and a group of people had a feast.