The Strongest Lu Bu: Sweeping the World

The houses selected by the chamber of commerce are connected together and look rather majestic. Some places are undergoing reconstruction, and many young and strong are busy.

Chapter 399 Be Careful

Forming a chamber of commerce is no small matter for the State Shepherd's Mansion. The officials of the State Shepherd's Mansion have recognized the power of merchants. If there were not enough businessmen coming to Xuzhou to do business, Xuzhou would not have had such a big change. .

The establishment of the Chamber of Commerce came from Lu Bu's order, and the State Shepherd's Mansion will definitely do its best to support it.

"My lord." Mi Zhu hurried back when he heard of Lu Bu's arrival.

Lu Bu said, "How is the situation in the chamber of commerce?"

Mi Zhu submitted a list and said: "This is the merchants who can enter after the establishment of the chamber of commerce. Most of them are from Xuzhou, and there are also one or two merchants from each state."

With the supply of paper, Mi Zhu also acted quite rich and powerful, and also used paper.

Lu Bu put away the list and said: "The merchants above, I will check it out with celebrities."

"Here." Mi Zhu cupped his hands.

Mi Zhu has an understanding of some of the hidden powers in Xuzhou. Lu Bu can have more means, which in Mi Zhu's view is very necessary. The courtiers under him despised him.

From the accuracy of the information Lv Bu received, it can be seen that the current influence of Lv Bu in Xuzhou is also the reason why some officials in Xuzhou dare not put it into actual combat even though they have ideas in their hearts.

In the past, Lv Bu's foothold in Xuzhou was not stable, Tao Qian's influence in Xuzhou was still there, Tao Qian's rebellion in Pengcheng was still unsuccessful, let alone now.

"How much paper do you need?" Lu Bu asked.

Mi Zhu clasped his hands and said, "Nowadays, businessmen from all over the world have learned that there is paper for sale in Pengcheng, and they are constantly coming here. Moreover, there are many literati in Pengcheng, and they will also buy a lot of paper from the city. Thousands."

"There is no need to worry about the paper. There is too much money, and it is not of much use if it is backlogged in the treasury. This Marquis saw that the city of Pengcheng has not been repaired for a long time." Lu Bu laughed.

Funds are what the princes need. With enough money, the princes can do more things.

To repair the city, Lu Bu wanted to spend the money and turn it into tangible benefits, and when the money was used to purchase materials, it would also stimulate the development of the people under his rule.

"My lord is wise." Mi Zhu cupped his hands.

Lu Bu waved his hands and said, "In front of this Marquis, there is no need for so many compliments."

Looking at the rather fiery chamber of commerce, Lu Bu smiled.

Lu Bu had heard about the large number of literati coming to Pengcheng. Walking in the outer city, he could see the difference from the past.

"Find any restaurant at random, and Benhou will go and see what's going on in the outer city," Lu Bu said.

Xu Chu clasped his fists and said yes, and soon, the clothes Lv Bu needed were sent over.

Wearing the white clothes on his body, he gave people a kind of elegant temperament. Lu Bu was a fierce general on the battlefield, and after wearing the clothes of a scholar, he added a touch of haze.

"My lord, there are many people in the outer city, so be careful." Mi Zhu reminded.

Lu Bu laughed and said, "Pengcheng is a city under the rule of my lord. If I dare not show my face in Pengcheng, wouldn't it be a joke."

Having said that, Xu Chu still made a lot of preparations in secret.

There are hundreds of personal guards just hiding in secret to protect Lu Bu. These forces, at critical moments, can sacrifice themselves to protect Lu Bu.

The personal guard is the power around a monarch, and the commander of the personal guard is recognized by the monarch. If not, the monarch would not put himself in a dangerous situation.

Xu Chu was able to become Lu Bu's personal guard commander in Xuzhou. In fact, it is quite surprising, mainly because of Xu Chu's identity. He was originally a fierce general under Cao Cao's command. It will give people an unbelievable feeling.

But now the commander of the personal guard beside Lu Bu is Xu Chu.

But Xu Chu was not as simple as his appearance when he was doing ordinary things, and his thoughts were delicate, so Lu Bu was quite satisfied.

Without the harassing of the war, Pengcheng is bustling with bustle and bustle. There are many merchants passing by. On the streets, literati are often seen. The literati are different from ordinary people in their attire. The literati of this era have a high status.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars are the first ones, and literati are an integral part of the power of scholars.

If people who don't know the truth come to Pengcheng, they must think that Xuzhou's development is very good, and there are not a few literati who can only be seen on the streets. It is a pity that most of these literati's power cannot be used by Lu Bu. He will scold Lu Bu behind his back.

No matter how many achievements Lu Bu has made, in the eyes of some literati, the stains on Lu Bu are hard to erase, and Lu Bu has no intention of standing up and explaining. The literati can talk about whatever they want, and do what they want, as long as they think it is right. Just do it, you don't need to worry so much.

Lu Bu did not argue, and he could not stop the literati's abuse, but now the literati under Lu Bu's rule must pay attention to when they speak. The family brought disaster.

Now Lu Bu has a lot of influence among the princes, and aristocratic families need to be more cautious when facing Lu Bu.

When a prince has enough strength as a foil, it is not something that ordinary families can offend.

When in Pengcheng, literati also need to be more cautious when doing things.

At this time, it would definitely not be a wise thing to give Lu Bu a handle.

Literati still value their own lives, and it is not ruled out that some people can disregard their lives for the sake of fame.

The restaurant was overcrowded, and after changing two restaurants one after another, they found a vacant seat.

The location is good, close to the window, you can see the comings and goings of the Master Jishi, it is quiet in the middle of the noise, quite charming.

Lu Bu took a cursory glance. There were more literati in the restaurant. Three or two of them gathered together, talking and laughing, but more of them were sitting upright, giving people a different feeling. The literati of this era , is very important to one's own image, especially appearance. If one cannot have a good appearance, it will have a great influence on a literati.

It will even have a great impact on the future of a literati.

After the food and wine were served, Xu Chu, who was sitting opposite Lu Bu, looked a little gloomy.

Chapter 400 How dare you talk about the lord in the city like this

Lu Bu looked calm, as if the conversations of the literati around him had nothing to do with him.

"My lord, these literati are too arrogant. They are talking about my lord like this in Pengcheng." Xu Chu lowered his voice.

Lu Bu shook his head slightly and said: "The literati are like this. If they want to be quick with their tongues, let them do it. We just need to do our things well."

Xu Chu could only nod his head. He had great opinions on these literati in his heart. Although Lu Bu's reputation among the princes was very bad, the achievements that Lu Bu had made over the years were not to be underestimated. How many generals talked about Lu Bu's At that time, there was a lot of admiration, all of which were exchanged by Lu Bu with a single shot.

Although literati are important to the development of the government, Xu Chu is not used to the arguments of these literati, and only talks about others behind his back, which is nothing special.

Seeing that Xu Chu was not in a good mood, Lu Bu smiled and said, "When doing things, if you just look at other people's faces, you will be very tired."

Xu Chu nodded in agreement, still restless in his heart, but he knew that he was among the literati, so I am afraid that his reputation would not be very good. He was Cao Cao's subordinate in the past, and now he is relying on Lu Bu, what kind of discussions will the literati have.

Lu Bu simply drank one or two glasses of wine, sat quietly for a while, and left the restaurant with Xu Chu. The discussion in the restaurant must have had such a certain influence on Lu Bu. How much effort he has put in for the development of Xuzhou , Nowadays, literati still talk about him like this. Are there many more stable states and counties than Xuzhou?

The princes are everywhere, the people are struggling to live, but the literati are acting like this. Sometimes when you think about it, it is indeed a bit depressing, but these are only a part of the literati. When the monarch governs the place, what he needs is more. The literati.

This also made Lu Bu feel more urgent. As long as there are more literati under his rule, and these literati have more ideas than the children of the aristocratic family, it will be relatively easy to shake the dominance of the aristocratic family.

If the aristocratic family knows Lu Bu's thoughts, I don't know how they will feel. The great influence of the aristocratic family lies in their control over the officialdom. No matter how powerful a monarch is, he will always be inseparable from the support of the aristocratic family. If not, no matter how powerful the monarch is, it will be difficult for him to do more, and he may even be in danger of being destroyed.

That's why after Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, his attitude towards the aristocratic family was also cautious, especially when dealing with some matters, the interests of the aristocratic family had to be taken into consideration.

Even if it is put into the present, it is the same. It does not mean that a monarch can act unscrupulously.

From a general to a monarch, many changes are required.

Only those who are truly in charge of one side will be able to more deeply appreciate the terrifying power of the family. If these people are united, they will have greater influence and possess a strength that no monarch dare to underestimate.

"My lord, are all the literati who came to Pengcheng like this?" After leaving the restaurant, Xu Chu was still in a bad mood. In his eyes, Lu Bu was a respectable person, but through the conversations of these literati, what he saw was The pressure on Lu Bu's reputation.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "It can't be said that they are all like this, but they are almost the same."

"It only needs an order from the lord, and the general will lead the soldiers in the army to arrest them. He is just a small literati, how dare he talk about the lord in the city like this." Xu Chu said.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Zhongkang, there are some things that cannot be done like this. After the strength of this Marquis becomes stronger, why worry about these people not being able to keep their mouths shut obediently."

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the outer city, the inner city is much quieter, but anyone who can enter and leave the inner city has a certain status in the city, and it is still relatively difficult for ordinary people to enter the inner city.

However, Lu Bu could clearly feel that there were many more people entering and leaving the inner city than before.

More literati came to Pengcheng. They wanted to see if it was true that Pengcheng had a large amount of paper for sale. It was difficult for ordinary people to enter and leave the inner city, but literati haunted it. It's as difficult as it is.

The aristocratic families have contacts with each other, and they communicate with each other, and the aristocratic families do have a huge influence in the officialdom.

After returning to the State Shepherd's Mansion, Lu Bu began to handle official duties. The current Xuzhou is powerful in the eyes of the princes, but in Lu Bu's view, there are still many shortcomings.

After experiencing the war, it is not possible for any city to recover in a short period of time. Although the battle with Yuan Shu was won, it still had a great impact on Pengcheng. If there is no battle in Xuzhou, the current Xuzhou will more prosperous.

However, this war is worth it. After this challenge, Xuzhou will be more stable. It is indeed extremely difficult for Xuzhou, which was originally the place of the Fourth World War, to evolve into the current situation after being in the hands of Lu Bu.

The land of the Four Wars, with more cities as barriers, will be safer. Now, no one dares to underestimate the influence of the Xuzhou Army.

The Xuzhou army has a strong combat effectiveness and is supported by the wealthy Xuzhou. Even the world-famous Yuan Shu was defeated by the Xuzhou army. From this we can see how strong Lu Bu is.

At present, the strength of the Xuzhou army on the ground is sufficient, but its influence on the water surface is insufficient. When fighting Yuan Shu, Sun Ce led the water army to invade Guangling, which brought a lot of shock to Guangling. If the Xuzhou army There is an elite navy in the army, and it is absolutely impossible for Sun Ce to be so rampant.

The importance of the water army is unquestionable, but at present Xuzhou does not have more background to develop the water army. It can only form part of the water army in Guangling to prevent the invasion of the Jiangdong army, and cannot actively attack the enemy's rule. Under the circumstances, this point still has a lot of influence on the Xuzhou Army.

However, Lu Bu also understood that Sun Ce himself was not a good man. In the troubled times at the end of Han Dynasty, there was a lot of blood and blood. When Sun Jian died, he was able to shoulder the heavy responsibility. , Sun Ce didn't want to act according to Yuan Shu's order at all, but he was restrained by others and had to do so.

War is not controlled by manpower. There are still many difficulties in wanting to completely leave the war. It does not mean that all the princes have the strength to stay away from the war. In more cases, they still have to bear the burden of the war. threaten.

Chapter 401

For several days in succession, the number of literati in Pengcheng has been increasing, but there are very few people who go to the recruiting hall in the city. The literati represent a powerful force, but judging from the current situation, these literati come to Pengcheng , It seems that he just took some of the paper away to see the paper, and didn't intend to do anything for Xuzhou.

Such a situation is indeed a bit abnormal, but after thinking about Lu Bu's reputation, you can feel relieved. Literati attach great importance to their own reputation. There are few literati, but how many can really be used by Lu Bu.

Perhaps some literati respected him on the surface, but secretly said some bad things. From the situation encountered in the restaurant in the outer city, we can see how rampant these literati are, and they are trying to win the king's favor. The ruler discusses what the monarch has done.

The reason for this is more because of the influence of the aristocratic family. If one day, the aristocratic family takes off the halo of glory, I don't know if they will have such leisure and courage to discuss the monarch.

After defeating Yuan Shu, Lu Bu once again found his goal, which is to accumulate strength in secret and gradually change the situation where the aristocratic family dominates, so that the aristocratic family under his rule will not dare to do more violations. This is extremely important for Lu Bu. What's important, especially after experiencing today's events, Lu Bu's mood is even more urgent.

How honorable a prince is, but it is such a discussion for mere literati.

After gathering in Pengcheng, the literati began to inquire about the news of the paper. For a while, there were not a few literati who came and went in and out of Biejia Mansion.

Literati are also good-looking, if they can take some papers from Biejia Mansion for free, they will look better, and they will have the capital to brag in front of other literati.

But Mi Zhu is a businessman, what a shrewd existence he is, and besides, he knows the attitude of these literati who came to Pengcheng towards Lu Bu, so it is necessary for these literati to pay more for paper.

The establishment of the chamber of commerce was under preparation. At this time, Mi Zhu had a lot of paper in his hand, which was more than enough for a period of time.

Coming here in high spirits, returning in disappointment, these self-proclaimed superior literati, not only did not take some paper from Biejiafu, even Mi Zhu did not retreat in the slightest in terms of price.

This caused many literati to secretly scold Mi Zhu for having a strong stench of copper, and even involved Lu Bu in it, because Lu Bu is the monarch, and if such a thing happened under his rule, Lu Bu must not be able to get rid of it.

No matter what these people think, if you want to get paper, you have to pay enough money, which is dead.

Paper, one thousand yuan a piece, is absolutely unbelievable in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of literati, the value of paper cannot be measured, and it is a symbol of status. There are not a few children.

This also allows more businessmen to see opportunities to make money. As long as they have more paper in their hands, why not make more money.

To the dismay of many scholars, Mi Zhu did not make any concessions in terms of price when dealing with literati, but when dealing with some powerful businessmen, the price in charge was reduced to 950 yuan a piece. The profit of the money, the space occupied by the paper is very small, and it can be said that it will take a while in the delivery.

Even a powerful businessman can hardly buy a carriage of paper.

However, a businessman with strong financial resources can still earn a lot of money if he buys some paper and takes it home. Even if it is placed at home, it can make the businessman feel much more comfortable.

Within a few days, the number of paper sold reached 5000 sheets. After inquiring about such a huge amount, many literati were dumbfounded. Ten thousand sheets of paper are worth nearly ten million yuan. In just one day, Xuzhou earned more than [-] million yuan. Such a sum is really unbelievable, but such a situation actually happened in Xuzhou.

There is one more discussion among the scholars, that is, Lu Bu earns money by any means, and he is unwilling to let go of the money of scholars all over the world, and his body stinks of copper.

People who use paper must be literati. After ordinary people have paper, it is difficult to use it. On the contrary, the high price makes them afraid to go forward.

One thousand yuan a piece, in the eyes of some literati, is still very valuable. For the sake of face, they can only grit their teeth and buy some.

When other literati have these things, if they don't have them themselves, they will appear inferior in front of them, and they will even be ridiculed by others.

After learning about the situation in the city, Lu Bu showed a smile. After scolding these literati, they had to spend money to buy paper. Thinking about such a thing makes people feel at ease. It is undeniable that literati have great influence, but it is very difficult to take away more useful things from Xuzhou.

Just when Pengcheng's paper touched the hearts of literati, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao broke out in a large-scale battle. At the beginning, Yuan Shao suffered a lot, but later it was Yuan Shao who had the upper hand. Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong, the savior who died first, lost its effect to a certain extent.

Besides, after the previous failure of the Baima Yicong, the number of Baima Yicong under Gongsun Zan's command has decreased a lot. Even for Gongsun Zan, it is not easy to form a cavalry.

Gongsun Zan had great prestige among Wuhuan and other tribes. They had a deep respect for Gongsun Zan, but it did not mean that they would take the initiative to send war horses and other materials to strengthen Gongsun Zan.

The reason why they are afraid of Gongsun Zan is because of Gongsun Zan's strong strength. In fact, they have a lot of opposition to Gongsun Zan in their hearts. If Gongsun Zan loses the battle with Yuan Shao, they don't mind giving Gongsun Zan a deep blow at this time. The lesson taught Gongsun Zan to understand what is meant by the tree falling and the hozen scattered.

Gongsun Zan was just a mere prefect of Youbeiping, and he was so rampant in Youzhou, which really made many people feel dissatisfied.