Back in early September.

At the same time that Zhao Hongrun had just pacified the Qianjiao tribe, but he was too lazy to send an official good news to his father and emperor in Daliang, he wrote several letters in his own handwriting and sent them to the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry and the Smelting Bureau.

After carefully looking at Zhao Hongrun's letter, Li Liang, the head of the household, sighed: "King Su's move is beneficial to the country and the people, but it will offend many people because of it." ”

On the same day, Li Liang reported the matter to the Vertical Arch Palace.

At this time, Wei Tianzi still received the official good news from his son Zhao Hongrun, and only learned from the battle reports of Qiu Yu, the imperial historian, from time to time that his son had won the battle of Sanchuan, and he was no longer worried about the battle on the Sanchuan side.

In contrast, Wei Tianzi was more concerned about Zhao Hongrun's letter to the household department, because it involved a rather serious problem.

"Looks like my son is already preparing to deal with those people...... He is more powerful than me. Wei Tianzi sighed melancholy.

Seeing this, Li Liang cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, ...... this matter?"

Wei Tianzi pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said, "According to the meaning of that inferior son, it will be announced to all counties in the name of the household department." ”

"Is that good?" Li Liang asked hesitantly.

I saw Wei Tianzi smile slightly, shook his head and said: "My inferior son, although he has the talent of the world, but his personality is conceited, if he obstructs his plan, I believe he will have revenge." There are not many fish in my pond anymore, but I don't want to let him waste it anymore, and I believe that the household department doesn't want to be seen as an obstacle by that bad man, right? ”

Hearing this, Li Liang's face showed a little strange look, nodded and said, "The minister doesn't dare to be an enemy of King Su again." ”

"Then do as he wants, besides......" Wei Tianzi showed a thoughtful look and muttered, "I also hope to use this to knock those people......"

"It seems that Your Majesty still doesn't plan to keep the few golden scales in the pool......

Li Liang muttered to himself, and then retreated respectfully.

Within a few days, the notice of the household department was sent to all counties and counties of Wei State, and the local officials did not dare to slack off after receiving the notice from the household department of the imperial court, and immediately sent people to post it on the notice wall of each entrance and exit gate of the city, so that the people who came and went could see it.

In Shangshui County, Yingshui County, Wei State, such notices were also plastered all over the city gates.

Among them, there was a Wei man named Wen Shaobo who saw this proclamation, and his face showed an incredible look.

After repeatedly reading a few notices, Wen Shaobo immediately came to a house in the west of Shangshui City and patted his best friend's home with his hand.

"Meson! Meson! ”

With a creak, the door opened, and a polite young man appeared on the inside of the door, looking at Uncle Wen suspiciously.

This person's name is Jie Zi Yu (chi), with Jie Zi as his surname, originally a Chu person, his ancestors used to be a scholar doctor of Chu State, but later his family fell into the middle of the road, reduced to a commoner, and later after Zhao Hongrun defeated Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Xuancheng, he became one of the more than 400,000 Chu people who returned to Wei and lived in Shangshui County.

"Young uncle, what happened and why is this so...... Hurrying? Seeing that his friend was out of breath, Jie Ziyu asked suspiciously.

I saw Wen Shaobo running straight into the house, picking up the teapot and pouring a few sips of herbal tea, and then wiped his mouth and said happily: "Jiezi, let me tell you, the opportunity for our brothers to soar has come." ”

Jie Ziyu poured a cup of herbal tea for his friend with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

I saw Wen Shaobo lower his voice and said mysteriously: "My King Su of Great Wei, you know, right? ”

Jie Ziyu nodded, as a Chu man who defected to the Wei State, how could he not know the name of "Su Wang Ji Run", after all, it was precisely because of this Su King that he was poor and destitute in the Chu State After defecting to the Wei State, he was divided into a private house and more than a dozen acres of land, although it was not enough to get rich, but it was enough to support him alone.

"Let me tell you, a while ago, King Su led an army to conquer Sanchuan, guess what? King Su won. ”

“……”

Looking at the interested Wen Shaobo, Jie Ziyu was a little speechless.

You must know that Jie Ziyu is a Chu person who defected to Wei after the defeat of Xiong Tuobing, the king of Chu Xuancheng, to Zhao Hongrun, and naturally knows the attainments of the Su king of Wei in the use of soldiers, and in his opinion, the defeat of the Su king of Sanchuan is not a guess at all.

"Well, King Su's victory over Sanchuan is indeed a happy thing, but you came in a hurry just to say this?" Jie Ziyu asked suspiciously.

"Of course not." Wen Shaobo waved his hand, and then lowered his voice and said: "Just now when I entered the city, I saw a notice, which said that the imperial court urgently needs a batch of sheepskins and wool, and if someone goes to Sanchuan to purchase on behalf of the imperial court, the imperial court is willing to buy it at several times the purchase price. …… Our brother's chance to make a fortune has come! ”

Hearing this, Jie Ziyu frowned and asked rhetorically, "Really?" Why didn't the imperial court go to Sanchuan to buy it by itself? King Su has pacified Sanchuan, hasn't he? ”

"This ......" Wen Shaobo was speechless for a moment, and could only say repeatedly: "I don't know what the situation is in the imperial court, anyway, this matter is true, if you don't believe it, let's go to the city gate and take a look." ”

So, he took the meson owl to the city gate, and sure enough, he saw such a notice posted on the wall of the notice at the city gate.

"How?" Wen Shaobo asked Jie Zi Yuan.

I saw Jie Zilu staring at the notice for a long time, and after half a sound, he nodded and said, "I understand!" …… King Su knew that "it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish", and he did not hesitate to lose money in the household, but also to support private businessmen...... Not? At this point, he touched his chin and muttered thoughtfully, "Could it be ......?"

On the side, Wen Shaobo heard his friend muttering there, and said anxiously: "What fish is not fishing?" Jiezi, you are smarter than me, do you think this can be done? ”

"Yes!" Jie Ziyu nodded, and then lowered his voice and said: "In my opinion, King Su is afraid that he wants to use this matter to support private businessmen, if you can take advantage of this breeze, he will not know how much money he will have in the future." ”

Wen Shaobo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Then what are we waiting for?" Come on. ”

"Shall we?" Jie Ziyu was stunned when he heard this.

"That's right, didn't we say that it would be good to marry brothers with different surnames, and share blessings and hardships?" Wen Shaobo said as a matter of course.

"But the crops in my field still need to be harvested in autumn......"

"What do you want him to do with your broken ground? …… Okay, I bought it, did I buy your broken ground? The money is the principal, and the profits obtained after one return are half of our brothers. As he spoke, he saw that Jie Zilu was still hesitating, so he put his arm around his shoulder and said, "You saved my life." If you hadn't carried me down the mountain with my broken leg, even if I hadn't starved to death in the mountains, I would have been eaten by the jackals in the mountains. ”

Seeing that Uncle Wen said this, Jie Ziyu couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only nod his head and agree.

"This is my good brother!"

Wen Shaobo laughed happily, causing others to turn their heads and watch frequently.

Seeing this, he said angrily: "What do you see, haven't you seen the Wei people and the Chu people worship brothers?" ”

As soon as he heard that Wen Shaobo was a Wei person, the expressions of the Chu people who defected to the Wei State in the vicinity became even more strange, after all, in today's Shangshui County, it is rare to see the Wei people, let alone the Wei people who worship their Chu people.

These Chu people would never have imagined that Wen Shaobo, a son of the scholar family of Anling, could be called a middle-level nobleman in the Wei State, and his family was quite wealthy.

"What are we going to sell in Sanchuan?"

After returning to Jie Ziyu's residence, Wen Shaobo couldn't wait to discuss with his friends about going to Sanchuan to do business.

After thinking about it, Jie Ziyu said: "The best goods are naturally salt, but salt is controlled by the government......"

"Where's the rice?" Wen Shaobo proposed: "How about we buy some rice and sell it to Sanchuan?" ”

Jie Ziyu shook his head and said: "A while ago, King Su fought against Sanchuan, and the military food was consumed, and the imperial court urgently transferred grain from all over the country to Chenggao Pass, causing the price of rice to rise a little in various places...... What's more, according to me, I know that the Sanchuan alien race likes meat, rice...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

"That'...... What about cotton wool? ”

"......" Jie Ziyu glanced at Wen Shaobo and reminded: "Sanchuan is rich in sheep, and sheepskin and wool can keep out the cold. They won't need batting. ”

"That'...... Then I'm out of line. Wen Shaobo said dejectedly.

Jie Ziyu shook his head, and said helplessly: "Tea cakes, wine, these two goods, are definitely needed by the Sanchuan alien race, in addition, if there is a way to purchase pearls, lacquerware, and bronzes from our Chu country, you might as well bring some." …… It's that the principal will be much higher. ”

"What are you afraid of? Wait for me to come back. ”

With that, Uncle Wen hurried out of the house.

When he visited Jie Zi Ou again the next day, the latter was stunned to see that Wen Shaobo was driving a carriage full of goods, and the cart was loaded with the goods that Jie Zi Ou had picked up from Wen Shaobo yesterday.

"Let's go, let's go to Sanchuan."

patted the position next to him, and Wen Shaobo, who was driving the carriage, greeted.

Jie Ziyu was stunned, and then in the helpless gaze of Wen Shaobo who rolled his eyes, he turned around and locked the door, and then sat next to Wen Shaobo.

"As for your broken house and the broken belongings in the house, are you afraid that someone will steal it?"

On the way out of the city in a slow carriage, Wen Shaobo said angrily: "I've been here so much, and I haven't seen anything valuable in the house. ”

Jie Zilu smiled faintly and took out a book from his arms.

Seeing this, Wen Shaobo nodded abruptly, and said sheepishly: "Yes, yes, yes, the broken wooden box in the corner of the wall has your precious collection of books...... Or rather, the root of life. ”

Listening to his friend's ridicule, Jie Zilu didn't mind, shaking his head and reading the scroll.

Seeing this, Wen Shaobo asked curiously: "Jiezi, are you still planning to take the career test?" …… Although the imperial court has clearly announced that the Chu people who defected to my Great Wei can also take the official career, let me tell you, it is really difficult. For example, you have to pass the county exam in your Shangshui County first, and then pass the county exam in Yingshui County before you are eligible to take the exam in Daliang, anyway, I didn't even pass the township exam last year. ”

"You don't want to study." Jie Ziyu said with a smile.

"So I decided to become a businessman, and my old man was convinced by me. …… How, our brothers join forces and become rich men with millions of dollars together. ”

"This ...... I still hope to regain the honor of my ancestors......"

"Yes, yes, I know that your ancestor is a scholar of the Chu State......"

Talking and laughing, this pair of brothers with different surnames from the Wei and Chu people, drove a carriage full of goods and embarked on a long road to Sanchuan. (To be continued.) )