Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385 Xun's Plan

When Wei Zhong heard this, his face turned pale and he almost cried: "Can you change it for something else? That thing is worth much more than five million yuan..."

"Stop talking nonsense, give it to me or not!"

Xun Jing looked so aggressive that Wei Zhong couldn't help but shrink back, and then he had to compromise.

Xun Jing took a rather exquisite wooden box from his hand, and without even looking at it, he put it directly into his arms.

"You are sensible. Come on, today I, Xun Jing, will show mercy and let you go. Alas, I am really kind."

After hearing this, Wei Zhong almost cried and stood up to leave.

"Wait, who allowed you to leave?"

Liu He waved his hand and the patrol guards surrounded Wei Zhong.

"You... the owner of his restaurant said he doesn't care anymore, so why are you arresting me?"

Wei Zhong no longer had the arrogance he had before, and he almost sounded like he was crying when he said this.

Liu He had no sympathy at all and sneered, "Since the owner of the restaurant doesn't want to pursue the matter, I can naturally ignore it. But you bribed my patrol guards, and this crime cannot be escaped by anyone! Come on, take Wei Zhong away!"

When Wei Zhong heard this, he almost burst into tears. However, the patrol guards ignored him and simply dragged him and his followers away.

"Hahaha, Governor Liu, it's true that hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person. Your temper is just right for me. I, Xun, would like to make friends with you. Governor, please don't despise me!"

Xun Jing was very outgoing and not polite at all. He just patted Liu He on the shoulder.

Liu He naturally wouldn't dislike it.

"Brother Xun is a real man, and it is my honor to meet you."

"Okay, okay! Since we are all friends now, that kid has disturbed your drinking mood before. Now that Xun is the host, let's drink well. Shopkeeper, bring up a few jars of the newly brewed good wine in the store!"

Xun Jing seemed very happy and pulled Liu He into the restaurant.

Everyone returned to Class A private room No. 1, chatting and laughing happily.

After a conversation, Liu He learned that Xun Jing was two years older than Xun Yu. He was the second son of Xun Su, the seventh of the eight dragons of the Xun family. The eldest son, Xun Jing's elder brother, died in childhood, so Xun Jing became the only heir of Xun Su's branch.

But this heir is completely different from his father. Xun Su has been diligent and studious since childhood. He and his seven other brothers are all top-notch scholars of the time. However, this son not only does not like to study, but also behaves quite recklessly. He likes to travel around all day long.

More than ten years ago, for some unknown reason, the current head of the Xun family, one of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family, including the eldest brother Xun Jian and the second brother Xun Gun, made a decision together that the entire family would be more restrained. Except for Xun Gun, Xun Yu's father, everyone else resigned from their official positions and returned to their hometown to focus on studying.

At the same time, the Xun family began to make friends with people from all walks of life. Xun Gun even let Xun Yu marry the daughter of the eunuch Tang Heng. In addition, the Xun family quickly established hundreds of restaurants in various parts of the Central Plains.

Xun Jing liked to travel everywhere, and naturally he often entertained his friends in the restaurants he ran. He had a wide range of friends, including scholars, farmers, merchants, and workers. As long as they had similar personalities, they could get together to have fun. These restaurants inevitably encountered some difficulties for a period of time after they were established, and his friends stepped forward to solve several of them.

In addition, Xun Jing seemed to have some interest in business. Over time, he showed signs of becoming the person in charge of the family restaurant business. Although this was not clearly stated in the clan, it was a fact basically recognized by everyone in the family.

At this time, Liu He also admired Xun Jing.

"Brother Gongjian has broad knowledge and is a genius in business. I offer you a bottle of wine."

"Hahaha, it's still Prefect Liu who has good eyesight. He saw Xun's talent at a glance. Not bad, not bad. Come, let's drink this cup together!"

Just this one sentence wiped out Liu He's newly-raised respect. Liu He had seen many narcissistic people in the world, but this was the first time he had seen someone so narcissistic.

However, Xun Jing did not think that there was anything wrong with his narcissism. Seeing Liu He had such "good vision", he was delighted and patted the table. "Well, it's rare to get along so well with Governor Liu. Hey, Xun has a gift for you!"

Liu He became interested when he heard this: "Oh? Brother Xun is so polite, I wonder what the gift is?"

Xun Jing grinned and said, "Now that the Wei family is gone, many merchants who rely on the Wei family for their livelihood will probably leave to show their loyalty. Although my Xun family may not be as influential as the Wei family in the business world, this little thing can still be done. I will call on merchants I am familiar with to come to the six counties to fill the vacancies left by the Wei family."

"Hahaha, Gongjian's a good idea. There are so many merchants in the world. As long as the six counties are profitable, merchants will naturally flock here. Apart from other things, the influence of my Zhang family, the Su family, and the Zhen family is enough to attract a group of merchants to settle in. Gongjian is clearly trying to steal business, but he said it was a gift to Governor Liu. It's really unacceptable. No, we have to change it."

After Zhang Ding said this, Xun Jing just smiled and did not refute.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhang is worthy of being a business expert for half his life. I can't hide this trick from you. Hmm... let me think about it... ah, I got it!"

He took out the wooden box that he had just extorted from Wei Zhong from his arms.

"This is a jade hairpin that Fan Li gave to Xi Shi. It is extremely valuable and has been handed down to this day. Its value is inestimable. This was originally used as the treasure of the jewelry and antique shop opened by the Wei family in Jiuyuan City this time. I will give it to Governor Liu as a token of my appreciation."

Liu He thought about it and didn't refuse, so he reached out and took it.

He opened the wooden box and saw a jade hairpin lying inside. Even though Liu He knew nothing about jade, he could tell at a glance that the jade and jadeite used in the hairpin were definitely rare and top-grade, and the carving and gold inlaying techniques on it were extremely exquisite.

"What a good thing! Let's go back and give it to Yu'er. She will definitely be happy."

Liu He thought about it in his heart and thanked Xun Jing again and again.

Everyone feasted for half a day and both the host and the guests were enjoying themselves. It was not until it gradually darkened that Liu He and the others stood up to say goodbye.

Looking at the backs of Liu He and his group, the old shopkeeper standing next to Xun Jing sighed intentionally or unintentionally: "He is truly a hero of the time!"

Xun Jing glanced at him and said with a smile, "This trip was not in vain. The task assigned by the patriarch will probably fall on Liu He. By the way, he seemed to be quite interested in cousin Xun Yu and nephew Xun You. These two are the best among the young scholars in our clan. I wonder what his intention is..."

He thought for a long time, then said: "It seems that I have to stay in Wuyuan County for a while longer. Well, this place is not bad, I think there will be some interesting things and people, hehe, it's a good opportunity to make a few more friends..."

He was thinking about Liu He, but he didn't know that Liu He was also discussing him with Zhang Ding and Qian Li.

"The Xun family is quite courageous. As a leading family among the noble families, they are willing to lower their status and directly participate in business as the head of the family. They also let the direct descendants of the family manage it personally, and the entire family withdraws from the government. This kind of self-protection, even at the cost of self-defilement, is something that not ordinary people can do."

Liu He and Xun Jing talked for half a day, and it was certainly not as simple as just drinking. Some information he learned from the other party had already given Liu He a deeper understanding of this big family from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties than when he studied history in his previous life.

Zhang Ding said, "My dear nephew, what you said is right. I have been doing business for half my life. There are hundreds of Han noble families, but it is rare to see someone who is so open about participating in business."

"But why do they only do restaurant business? With the status and financial resources of the Xun family, they can definitely do many businesses that are more profitable than restaurants, or do a variety of businesses like the Zhen family and the Wei family. Why are they so rigid?"

Zhan Lian asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Qing Yuan only knows one side of the story. There are many businesses in the world that make more money than restaurants, but none of them have the function of a restaurant."

Liu He's words made the others curious.

“I wonder what function it has?”

Liu He stared blankly ahead: "The news from all over the world is so well-informed, and the exchanges between all kinds of people are so frequent, no place is better than this restaurant."

Everyone was stunned.

But Liu He lowered his head and muttered to himself: "To open a restaurant, they let Xun Jing, who likes to make friends and does things without any scruples, run it. It seems that the Xun family is really plotting something big. Fortunately, it seems that he is a friend rather than an enemy, but I still have to pay more attention to him in the future..."

(End of this chapter)