807 The Lively World (1)
Time is in a hurry, since Gongsun Chan was defeated again, and six days have passed.
As Gongsun Zhan's forces shrank, the defense near Yi Jing rose indefinitely, reaching a terrifying level.
For a while, it seemed that the previous war had stopped outside the dividing line.
Yijing City, as if it is not affected in the slightest!
In a mansion in the south of Yijing City, a person walked out.
Looking at his portrait, he is seven feet five inches tall, his hands are longer than his knees, his face is like white jade, his lips are greased, especially his ears, which are surprisingly big, and his thick earlobes are big and round, so he looks like a nobleman, it is Liu Bei, who claims to be a relative of the Han family.
Liu Bei is as deep as the sea, ambitious, the most rare thing is that he also has a peculiar affinity, whether it is a peddler pawn, or a child of the scholar clan, he can't help but get close to him, trust him, follow him, such a character, the world usually calls it the master!
Liu Bei was followed by two big men, one was nine feet long and two feet long; The face is like a heavy jujube; Danfeng eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, majestic; The other is eight feet long, with a leopard's head and eyes, swallow jaws and tiger whiskers, the voice is like a huge thunder, like a galloping horse, not angry but mighty, it is Liu Bei's two sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Since the three of them got married in Taoyuan, they have sworn to live and die together, and they are inseparable, even if Liu Bei goes out to meet guests, Guan Zhang and the two have to stand aside.
Now Liu Bei and them, because of their good relationship, were specially instructed by Gongsun Zhan to live in a private house in Yijing City.
As for the reason why they are going out now, it is that the three of them were discussing things in the hall just now, and suddenly heard someone from the next person report that Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, whom they knew, came to visit, and hurriedly took the two brothers out to greet them.
These two people can be said to be very worthy of Liu Bei's attention, not only have a family of millions and can give him a lot of financial support, but also businessmen are running around, and they are the most well-informed.
These are what Liu Bei, who is now living in Youzhou, needs the most.
"Since ancient times, there has been no food and no soldiers! If you want to recruit troops and buy horses, you need money, and if you want to buy blades and armor, you still need money, but where does the money come from? ”
Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a tumbling in his heart, now everything is ready and only money and food are owed, if there is a large amount of money and food to fund, Liu Bei believes that in the future chaos in the world, he will definitely be able to show his skills.
Liu Bei didn't want to open his mouth to Su and Zhang, but now it's not as good as before, when they were in Taoyuan, they just gathered hundreds of villagers to join the army, and it was enough to have businessmen like Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to support them.
But now the pattern is different, what Liu Bei needs to plan is the world's major events, what he wants is thousands of horses and thousands of troops, and the money and food he needs will naturally be an astronomical amount, which is not something that anyone can pay.
Of course, making a good relationship is not a bad thing, maybe the other party will help him with all his wealth when his brain is hot?
"I don't know that the two gentlemen have come to this point, so they can't be far away, and they will forgive their sins in person!" As soon as they met, Liu Bei bowed to the two of them with a warm face, and his attitude was very humble.
You must know that in this era, the hierarchy of people is very clear, scholars, farmers, industrialists, merchants, Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping even though they have millions of family assets, but in terms of identity, they are still businessmen at the end of the four people, with a humble status and despised by others.
On the other hand, no matter how frustrated Liu Bei was, in his current identity, he can still be regarded as a high-ranking member of the Han family, and now he grabbed the first salute and immediately brought tears to the eyes of the two big businessmen......
A person, especially a businessman who has long been despised by society, values not money most, but the respect of others.
Although they could usually spend silk and gold like dirt, even the poorest peasants who toiled the land could look at them with contempt.
Because they are the last of the four people, and although those dignitaries and dignitaries like the goods they bring, their eyes are no different from a truck, or because they are the last of the four people, this is the sorrow of the merchants......
Now, a member of the Han clan who is still above the scholar clan treats them so politely, no wonder the two of them are so moved, at this time, they are asked to give all their net worth to Liu Bei, I am afraid they will not shake their heads, men live a face, and the same is true for businessmen!
This is Liu Bei's personal charm, no matter who he is, even if he is a lowest-ranking pawn, he can treat each other politely, and with him, it will always make people feel like a spring breeze, no wonder there will be so many heroes who are willing to die for him later, this is an ability, a very terrible ability.
"The master is the king, the friend is the boss, and the apprentice is dead!" Later generations evaluated the figures of the Three Kingdoms, when Cao Cao won the sky, Sun Quan took advantage of the land, and Liu Bei got people.
Everyone returned to the living room, the guests and hosts sat down, and their own servants offered tea, Su Shuang and the two of them first sent the mink fur to the table, and then pointed to the ten jars of wine presented and said: "I have heard that the three generals are good for a long time, and I specially sent ten jars of wine, and I hope the general will smile." ”
"Haha! Thank you two gentlemen, I know that Zhang loves wine the most in his life! Zhang Fei, who had already seen the wine jar, hurriedly got up and thanked him.
Don't think that Zhang Fei is a rude person because he looks mighty.
Reckless Zhang Fei, in fact, is not reckless.
In fact, he was born in a scholar's family, studied since childhood, and knew etiquette, but he was the most educated of the three brothers, but he loved fine wine all his life, and often made mistakes because of greed.
couldn't wait to walk to the wine jar, slapped open the sealing mud, and in an instant, a strong aroma of wine wafted in the small living room, even Liu Bei, who is usually not good at drinking, Guan Yu couldn't help but raise his nose and smell it......
"Good wine, good wine! The throat is like a knife, and it is as fierce as fire, this is the wine that the husband drinks! Good! All right! Zhang Fei hurriedly took a wine bowl, first poured wine for Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and then poured a full bowl for himself.
As for the wine bowls of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping on the side, they were poured by the old servant, this is Zhang Fei's character, although he respects the gentleman, he will not be blind.
Speaking of which, apart from his eldest brother Liu Bei and second brother Guan Yu, there are probably not many people in this world who can make him Zhang Sanye pour wine......
Wine is rare, and being able to drink a bowl of such spirits while the cold wind is howling is indeed a great pleasure in life.
Even Liu Bei, who rarely drinks alcohol, couldn't help but take a few more sips, but no matter how much he drank, there was no chaos between the salutes and conversations, showing strong self-control, and Guan Yu on the side was redder and redder the more he drank......
"I wonder where the two gentlemen came from? Look at the color of this wind and dust, is this trip far away? Is it safe on the road? Between small talk, Liu Bei naturally brought the topic out!
After that, several people had a detailed discussion on the recent pattern.
When the guests and hosts were happy, Su and Zhang got up to say goodbye and leave, Liu Bei personally sent them out of the door, and the two were excited again.
When he returned to the living room, Liu Bei was full of sorrow, sorrow and a hint of joy in his complicated expression, and said to the two brothers Guan and Zhang: "This world, it's going to be a big mess......