three kings

Chapter 136 Even if you are ruthlessly abandoned, you can't be ashamed

"Husband, sister Zhen is so pitiful! Did you really discuss it?" Diao Chan looked at Sun Can tearfully, her eyes full of expectation.

Sun Can pondered for a while, then asked: "Miss Zhen, if your family is rescued, then a certain percentage of the Zhen family's wealth can be brought to Huainan."

Zhen Mi saw that Sun Can was willing to save her, so she didn't dare to be negligent. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Almost [-]%. Before Yuan Shao found out, we had already started to retreat, and sold the real estate of Zhen's family as much as possible in advance. , the gold and silver obtained are soft, and most of the large amount of property has been transferred and hidden in an extremely hidden and reliable place. As soon as the news dies down, the money and jewelry can be brought to Huainan in batches, and other unsold and bulky ones Things can be burned if necessary. In addition, when the concubine arrived, she had already turned the reliable business houses of the Zhen family from bright to dark. Based on the above, even if Yuan Shao finally wiped out all the remaining shops of the Zhen family If it is confiscated, they can only get [-]% of our Zhen family's assets at most."

Sun Can asked: "If I rescue the Zhen family, will the Zhen family work for me?"

Zhen Mi immediately pointed to the sky and swore: "If Master Sun can save the Zhen family, the Zhen family will definitely use up all their financial resources to assist Master Sun to achieve great things. The empress and the empress do learn from this heart. If you swear for this, heaven and man will kill together. "

"Okay!" Sun Can said, "I'll help you with this, but it's up to God whether the important ministers under Can agree to help. After all, Yuan Shao is the most powerful vassal in the world, and he must think clearly about the consequences that will follow and whether the price paid is worth it.

Today Huainan is Huainan where I am alone. All the soldiers of our army in this land bought it with their lives.It is impossible for me to plunge Huainan into crisis for my own sake. "

Zhen Mi completely understood Sun Can's concerns and ideas. At first, she thought that Sun Can wanted to seek her family wealth, but she didn't expect that the other party was asking for bargaining chips in order to persuade the advisers under her command. To win Zhen Mi's parents, Zhen Mi is willing to donate half of her family wealth to your lord for military equipment."

Seeing that Zhen Mi had regained her original composure, Sun Can smiled reassuringly, and called Liu Hua, Xun Yu, and Lu Su to discuss.

Tell the three people the cause and effect of the matter.

"Subordinates think it's inappropriate!" Xun Yu was the first to object brilliantly. Being from a noble family and influenced by the social atmosphere of the big man, he didn't have any good impressions of businessmen.In his eyes, it is obviously not a wise move to fight against the world's number one prince for the sake of a Shang clan.

He said without any hesitation: "Since ancient times, agriculture has been the 'primary industry', and commerce has been the last industry. The ancients said: 'If a man does not cultivate, he will suffer from hunger; if a woman does not weave, she will suffer from cold.' If it is used to perish, the material power will be subdued. In ancient times, the rule of the world was from the slender to the complete, so its stockpile was sufficient. Today, it is back to the bottom, and there are many people who eat it. This is the great disability of the world; As the saying goes, if the days grow longer, they are the great thieves in the world. The remnants of the thieves will act in public, and there will be no way to stop them; the great fate will spread, and there will be no way to rescue them. Few will survive, but many will be ruined. What is the wealth of the world? I can't afford it."

This sentence means: "Since ancient times, agriculture has been the mainstay of development, and business has been the last. If one person does not cultivate, the family will starve. If a woman does not weave, the family will suffer from cold. It takes time to produce things, but it is profligate to use them. In this way, both property and manpower will be exhausted. To rule the world in ancient times requires extreme meticulousness and meticulousness. Therefore, it is necessary to save enough money and food in case of emergencies. If you go back to the original karma and respect the last karma, if you have more last karma, you will be The greatest damage to the Han economy. Extravagant customs will increase day by day, and soon the most terrible disaster will be produced. The disaster is prevalent, and no one can stop it. Then the fate of the country will be destroyed, and no one can save it. Produced There are few things, but the merchants waste a lot, so how can the state's property not be in trouble?"

This set of long-winded speeches vividly described the dangers of businesses.

Lu Su is also from a family. He has discriminated against businessmen since he was a child. He agreed with Xun Yu's opinion very much, saying: "Businessmen get something for nothing. They only know how to make huge profits from the blood and sweat of the people. It is not the right way. It is not worthwhile to fight with Yuan Shao for the Zhen family. start a feud."

Although Sun Can felt that what Xun Yu said was reasonable, he felt a little awkward in his heart, thinking to himself: "Is the businessman really that bad? If so, why do businessmen still exist in this world?... I hope that Yafu can give me a man who really makes me feel better." Convincing reasons." So, he turned his attention to Liu Hua.

Liu Hua is not as old-fashioned as Xun Yu and Lu Su. He is a descendant and has not been affected by the emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business for hundreds of years. Selling things from the east to the west for twice as much to make huge profits is just a small person's behavior, not the right way?"

Xun Yu and Lu Su nodded one after another.

"But, have you ever thought about what the world would be like if there were no merchants?" Liu Hua revealed a mysterious smile on his lips.

Xun Yu and Lu Su had such a long-term vision. Hearing Liu Hua's words was like a slap in the face. After carefully thinking about Liu Hua's few words just now, they suddenly realized that big beads of sweat fell down, and their faces were a little embarrassed.

Liu Hua said: "Businessmen are the biggest driving force in the world today. They manufacture all kinds of products they need, and send the necessary things that are not available in the North to the North through a good distribution channel. They pay taxes for the great Han. Provide financial support... If there is no merchant, we may not be able to survive for a day. For example, Wen Ruo, you like to read books, and I often see you wandering around the bookstore opened by the merchant.

Not long ago, a copy of "On the Nature of Clans" written by the great Confucianist Guan Ning came out. I remember that Wen Ruo also bought a copy at that time.If there is no merchant, how did you get Wen Ruo's "On the Nature of Family"?Is it possible that you have to catch up with several months' journey to go to Beidi to find Guan Ningmai?Not to mention whether there are books for sale in Guanning, even if there are books for sale, can you leave the things in Huainan and ignore the government affairs for several months?

I believe that with Wenruo's intelligence, he can tell which is more important.However, if this "On the Nature of the Family" is a wonderful book, wouldn't it be regrettable for the rest of his life?
If there is no printing by merchants, wouldn't this wonderful book be destroyed?
In fact, merchants are as indispensable as farmers. If there are no farmers, there will be no grains, and we will perish without food.Similarly, if there are no merchants, the culture and economy of the Han Dynasty will not be circulated.Let me ask, in this way, what is the difference between us and the northern barbarians?
Now in Huainan, there is nothing missing, the only thing missing is anger.Where does anger come from?Coming from business, business is naturally lively.The Zhen family is a wealthy businessman in the world, the head of the four major merchants, and has a very high reputation and status in the business world. If the Zhen family can join.We can use the century-old reputation and commercial channels of the Zhen family to develop the economy in our army's territory and purchase combat supplies, especially the war horses that our army urgently needs, which can be well supplemented. "

Sun Can said at this time: "Miss Zhen Mi also decided to donate half of her family wealth to help our army achieve great things?"

Xun Yu and Lu Su were silent for a while, they are not rigid people, Yuan Shao is a man and they also know that even if there is no such thing as Zhen Mi, Sun Can scolded Yuan Shao in Luoyang and beheaded his younger brother Yuan Shu.These two things are enough to make the Sun and Yuan families sworn enemies. Their previous objection was mainly because of treacherous businessmen, and they did not want to let the Zhen family, the biggest businessman of the big man, cholera Huainan.But after Liu Hua's advice, after they discovered the benefits of businessmen, the result was naturally very different.How can they oppose something that is so beneficial to Huainan?
Lu Su took the lead and said: "Mr. Zijing is right. The benefit of saving people is indeed greater than the contempt. As long as the plan is right, you can let go of it."

Sun Can looked at Xun Yu to see if he changed his mind.

Seeing Sun Can looking at him, Xun Yu smiled and said, "You are not a pedantic person, everything is for the benefit of our army."

Seeing that the three of them agreed, Sun Can decided to send someone north to rescue the Zhen family.

Liu Hua made a well-thought-out proposal: "Yuan Shao is a man of great ambition and talent, but he is self-willed. On the surface, he is generous and elegant, but in his heart he is jealous and mean. He also likes to show off. We can take advantage of this and send people to sneak into Jizhou to spread rumors, saying 'Gongsun Zan' Frequently deploying troops, preparing to go south' before sending someone to Youzhou to say, 'Yuan Shao frequently dispatching troops, preparing to go north'.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were already old rivals, if they provoked a little, the war would inevitably resume.

At this time, we spread in Jizhou that Yuan Shao is incompetent, ignorant of military strategy, ignorant of the art of war, a useless talent who only knows how to eat, drink and play.I believe that with Yuan Shao's face-saving temper, he will personally lead the army to fight against Gongsun Zan, so that people will know his great wisdom.In addition, Yuan Shao also likes to be in the limelight. When he goes out to fight, he shouts and embraces, and all the ceremonies are absolutely indispensable, and the army will surely follow him.In this way, Yecheng's defense can be imagined, and this time is also the best time to save people and transfer. "

This remark coincided with his own thoughts.Sun Can looked at Liu Hua happily, and immediately made a plan, and invited Wang Yue, the prefect of Changfeng, to discuss the specific implementation plan.

The plan went very smoothly. Liu Hua's strategy was set according to Yuan Shao's character. The so-called "know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

Relying on his superb martial arts skills and the strength of the Zhen family's century-old foundation, Wang Yue, with the help of the caravan, rescued the Zhen family without anyone noticing.

On the bank of the Huaihe River, Sun Can stood on the bank looking out, and beside him stood Zhen Mi with an anxious expression, behind him were Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and two hundred guards.

Sun Can's move was to welcome Zhen Yi, it sounds absurd, but in Sun Can's mind he didn't think so at all.After a month ago, Liu Hua's words made Sun Can deeply realize the importance of businessmen.Especially in Huainan now, a thousand wastes are waiting for a new one, and it is in need of the full support of a big business.To buy war horses, high-quality iron ore and other materials for them, there is no doubt that the Zhen family is the best candidate.

Sun Can had to tie the Zhen family tightly to him.However, the Zhen family didn't lack anything, and they had a lot of money; Quan, their businessmen might be interested in this, but the current Zhen family would definitely not dare to easily enter the ruling class of Sun Can's territory.

The only thing left to use is dignity.

The status of merchants is extremely low, and everyone in the aristocratic family looks down on merchants.There is another name for a merchant, called a cheap merchant, whose status is even inferior to that of a trafficker.Therefore, a businessman has no dignity to speak of, and a businessman should walk with his head bowed.Even if you have billions of dollars in wealth, it will not help.

Such an identity cannot be reused at all.

It is conceivable that when Zhen Yi knew that Sun Can came to greet him in person, his expression was so surprised and incredible, that dull expression was almost like a log.

Sun Can clasped his fists and said, "Sun Can represents the people of Huainan and welcomes the alliance of the Zhen family."

"Big... man... heavy words..." Zhen Yi almost stuttered, and his words were a little unclear. He suppressed the shock in his heart, recalled what he had done before, and thought about the other party's disregard for past suspicions. Feeling a burst of blush, with a rush of blood, he said roughly: "Zhen Yi can be treated like this by the adults, and I have no regrets in this life. I am willing to spend all my family money to help the adults achieve great things."

Sun Can smiled and said, "Then I will thank you in advance."

"Father, Big Brother Sun, don't thank me so much, it will be dark if you keep thanking me." Seeing Zhen Yi and Sun Can thanking each other there, Zhen Mi felt unhappy for a while.

"Brother Sun" Zhen Yi glanced at Zhen Mi in surprise, and then looked at Sun Can. The handsome men and women looked like a group of strangers. He mistakenly thought that they had something, so Sun Can came to greet him in person. , I thought: "I think it's a bit strange, so it's to welcome Yuezhang." Immediately said: "Chan'er, I only have a child like Mier, you have to treat her well in the future."

A black line appeared on Sun Can's forehead, and Sun Can's face turned blue. What was it with? He immediately clarified: "Mr. Zhen misunderstood, Sun Can and Miss Zhen are innocent, and there is no complicated relationship in it. .

The reason why Sun Can rescued Lord Zhen was not for family wealth, nor for beauty.Only for the word of justice! The word 'Chan'er' is actually called casually." The tone finally turned serious. .

Zhen Yi looked embarrassed.

Zhen Mi was even more angry, glaring at Sun Can fiercely, and said to herself: "Sun Ziyu, you abandoned me twice, how can I save face? I don't believe that I am really so bad. In the future, I will let you You can't fall in love with me."

Thinking about it, there was an inexplicable sadness in my heart.

(End of this chapter)