Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 466: Harvest in the North
Liu Bei stood up and sighed softly.

"Alas... am I the kind of person who would betray others? I have no ulterior motives in doing this. I am doing it for the sake of the overall situation. It's just that the reasons are not worth telling to outsiders. You and I are brothers of the same mind. Could it be that even you, my second brother, don't believe me?"

Jiang Huan was stunned and asked, "Brother, what are you considering?"

Liu Bei looked at him and said, "Second brother, do you still remember the day when you and I, the three brothers, first met?"

Jiang Huan didn't understand why he asked this, but this sentence immediately brought him back to several years ago.

"Of course I remember. Back then, I was saved by Mr. Xu, who was under the command of the general. After that, I went to Hejian to seek refuge with my relatives. Who would have thought that my relatives had already starved to death in the wilderness, and it was too miserable to describe. After that, I wandered all the way north and finally came to Fanyang County, where I became a martial arts master for a wealthy family."

"Later, I followed his master to Zhuo County to collect rent. However, because the master was too cruel to the tenants and the rent was too high, the tenants could not afford it. I was indignant and said a few words to him. He ordered more than ten men to chase and beat me. I was fighting and running away. At the market in Zhuo County, I met my eldest brother and third brother. It was only thanks to your help that I was able to escape."

"My third brother is generous and likes to make friends with heroes, so he held a banquet at home to entertain the three of us. We drank a lot and had a great time. At that time, a notice was posted in the city, recruiting warriors from all over the country to fight against the Yellow Turbans. I had no intention of joining the army, but my third brother was quite interested. It was my eldest brother who came forward in time to discuss the general situation in the world. After a few words, my third brother and I admired him so much that we became sworn brothers in the peach garden of his home. His third brother gave away all his family wealth, and the three of us formed a volunteer army on our own. Since then, we have repeatedly made contributions."

Liu Bei also said with some emotion: "Yes, I didn't expect that a few days later, you and I won the first battle. Zhang Shiping and Su Wenzhong took the initiative to come to our door and said that they would give us a generous gift as a subsidy. Needless to say, the money and food, the fine iron in it was used to forge the weapons of the three of us."

Jiang Huan looked at him and said, "Brother, since you still know the great general's kindness to you and me, why do you have second thoughts now?"

There was a hint of resentment in his tone.

"What are you talking about, second brother? How could I be such a person?"

After he said that, Jiang Huan also hesitated.

"What on earth are you doing, brother? If you have any plans, why don't you tell the general? If he gets suspicious, wouldn't you be in danger?"

Liu Bei suddenly laughed.

"I will have to tell the general about this sooner or later, but now is not the time. Everything I do is for the country and the people of the world, not for my own selfishness. You will understand it in the future. You and I are brothers, and we swear to live and die together. If you are willing to believe me, then don't ask any more questions. How about that?"

Jiang Huan and Liu Bei looked at each other for a long time, and then he also sighed.

"Well, whatever. I believe in you, big brother. Even if the general blames me one day, I will shoulder the responsibility together with you!"

Liu Bei said with relief: "Great! You are worthy of being my second brother!"

Liu He did have some suspicions about Liu Bei, but he did not take it too seriously. After all, as long as Liu Bei was still in Shangdang, he could not escape from his control.

Therefore, Liu He secretly ordered the Flying Eagle Guards to closely monitor the situation in Shangdang County. At the same time, in the name of appeasement and reward, he moved the remaining members of the Zhao family to Luoyang to live.

In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn. After half a year of rest, the people's livelihood in the Sili area was finally restored, and the newly surrendered soldiers were also trained. Although they were far from comparable to the original batch of veterans of the Anmin Army, through a combination of kindness and force, most of the soldiers were finally able to remember military laws and discipline.

On this day, the Zhao family entertained Liu He and others. After the banquet, Liu He prepared to go to the army for an inspection. Xun Yu and Cui Jun followed him on horseback. "By the way, my lord, the Lianshan Restaurant has been prepared. Brother Gongjian asked me to tell you that if there are no accidents, it will be officially open for business in a month."

"Oh? With your Xun family's involvement, this matter will be done with half the effort. Tell Gongjian that I will definitely go to support you on the opening day."

Liu He was also very happy.

This Lianshan Restaurant was owned by Ning Lian and Wang Shan. They invested 100,000 yuan, and the General's Mansion, Xun Family, and Zhen Family each invested 200,000 yuan, totaling 700,000 yuan.

However, despite the huge cost, the restaurant was not opened in the prosperous north city, but in the south city where common people gathered. The name of the restaurant was derived from the combination of the couple's names.

This restaurant occupies a vast area in the South City. As the houses in the South City are much cheaper than those in the North City, it is no surprise that the scale of this restaurant is the largest in the entire Luoyang City.

The restaurant is located on the south side of the largest bridge over the Luo River, connecting the north and south cities.

After crossing the bridge, there is the first crossroads. On the four corners of this intersection, there is a tall building. Each building has four floors. The four buildings are connected by covered bridges. The whole building has flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted rafters. Although it is not as beautiful as many boutique restaurants in the north city, it is also magnificent and grand.

These four tall buildings form the Lianshan Restaurant.

Although the restaurant is not open for business yet, the scale of the building alone is one of the best in Luoyang City and is unheard of in Nancheng. Therefore, every day a large number of curious people stop at the door of the building to watch and appreciate it, or to comment on it.

Xun Jing naturally would not miss such a good opportunity. He bribed a group of people early on and spread the news about the restaurant everywhere in the streets every morning and evening. Except for not directly mentioning the fact that Liu He had a stake in the restaurant, he exaggerated everything else.

For a while, the Lianshan Restaurant was portrayed as a holy place in the hearts of many people in Luoyang City: first-class dishes, fine wines, elegant environment, and meticulous service. The most important thing is that such a seemingly impressive restaurant does not seem to be expensive. It is definitely not like some restaurants in the north city where a meal would cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

This made many people, especially those who had some spare money, as well as passing businessmen and travelers, look forward to the opening of the restaurant.

But these have nothing to do with Liu He, he is a hands-off boss. The chefs of the restaurant are Ning and Wang, and several other chefs are assisting. Xun Jing and Zhen Yi have been busy with the restaurant's affairs in the past two days, and only Liu He, a shareholder, has paid no attention to it.

The reason was not that he didn't want to care, but because he received a piece of news from Bingzhou that made him so excited and full of joy that he really had no time to care about these trivial matters.

This news was sent by Qian Li, and the content was simple: the six counties in the northern border, the military farms in charge of Zhan Lian had a bumper harvest, and the grain output was increased. In addition, the government-run ranches in charge of Mo Da and Zhao Kui also had amazing benefits, and the hybrid breeding method had begun to show results.

Bingzhou's military farms now cover more than one million mu, divided into eight large plots, scattered across Shuofang County, Shang County, and Xihe County. This autumn's harvest yielded more than four million shi of grain and nearly one million shi of fodder.

The pastures spanning the five counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang and Yanmen now have hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep and over 100,000 horses grazing. The number of new cubs added this year is also considerable.

"With such a strong army and sufficient food and grass, I will be able to conquer Jizhou in one battle next year!"

Liu He clenched his fists, feeling extremely proud.

(End of this chapter)