The Strongest Lu Bu: Sweeping the World

Lu Bu didn't delve into the details. The Mi family has indeed put in a lot of effort for the development of Xuzhou. Through the chamber of commerce, the State Shepherd's Mansion has obtained a lot of money, and the Mi family has a sense of propriety when doing things. There are some things that members of the Mi family will not touch.

If the members of the Mi family have the heart, they can completely fill their pockets when doing business, and the strength of the Mi family will be improved even more.

However, Mi Zhu did not do this. All the income from the business belonged to the State Shepherd's Mansion. As for the money obtained by the Mi family through business, it was another matter.

Even so, with Mi Zhu in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, it is unimaginable how much convenience the Mi family can obtain.

It is not sure how many people are watching the Mi family secretly, if some inappropriate actions of the Mi family reach Lu Bu's ears, it is predictable that it will have a great impact on the future development of the Mi family.

Mi Zhu is a smart person, and he has a sense of proportion when doing things.

Lu Bu is quite satisfied with the vigorous development of the chamber of commerce and the growing prosperity of Xuzhou, and most of these are obtained through business means.

In the eyes of literati in this era, merchants are lowly. Lu Bu wanted to use merchants to make his rulers richer and more powerful.

The fact that Xuzhou attaches great importance to merchants has also spread throughout the world at a very fast speed, and more merchants will be attracted to Xuzhou by then.

If the ruler wants to become richer, it is not enough to just rely on the cultivation of the people. If there are merchants among them, not only can the normal circulation of goods be achieved, but also the people can get a certain amount of money from them. This is very important for the long-term beneficial to the development.

As for the fact that some people are worried that the common people will give up farming and choose to do business when they see that doing business is profitable. Lu Bu is not too worried. Doing business is not suitable for everyone. They want to gain benefits through doing business. , we must have enough capital, otherwise, how can we obtain benefits.

Once the power of merchants is better mobilized, the impact it can have is huge. Through the Chamber of Commerce, Lu Bu can get more information. Merchants travel to different places, and there are various ways to obtain information.

Even though the aristocratic family controls a large number of big merchants, it is difficult to influence all the merchants.

However, the Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce can gradually influence other businessmen through this form.

When more merchants can be used by Lu Bu, it is time to show the most powerful power of merchants.

The fact that Xuzhou has gained prosperity through business means will definitely attract the attention of the princes of all parties after it reaches the ears of the princes.

People who can become a prince are not stupid. When they see an opportunity to grow and develop, they will not give up easily.

In the era when the vassals fought, everything was to make their own strength more tyrannical. If they did not have enough strength to protect everything in their hands, they would die sadly in the process of the vassals' hegemony.

Chapter 483 A Failure That I Have to Admit

The princes of one side all want the opportunity to be strong, and when the strength in their hands becomes stronger, it is obvious that they can get a lot of benefits.

The current big Han can be said to be full of princes. On the surface, the princes are loyal to the Han Dynasty and take the revitalization of the Han Dynasty as their own responsibility, but what will they do when things really come to their heads.

Like the rumored Jade Seal of Chuanguo, it is very likely that it fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu absolutely denied this matter.

The envoys sent by the imperial court were even directly detained by Yuan Shu and used. This shows that the influence of the Han Dynasty on the princes here is already minimal. The reason why the banner of revitalizing the Han Dynasty is just to legalize the way for them to obtain benefits That's all.

Among the aristocratic families, there is no shortage of shrewd people. How can they fail to understand the truth? Besides, the general trend of the world is to divide and unite. If the Han Dynasty can rejuvenate, it is of course good. In the case of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the aristocratic and powerful families must also make preparations in time.

Families that have lasted for hundreds of years cannot be dissipated because of the change of dynasties.

How much effort is needed to grow a family, they are also extremely cautious when choosing a monarch.

At present, the Xuzhou family has no chance to choose. They became Lu Bu's subordinates, more because of helplessness. If they were given a chance to choose again, would they choose to stand by Lu Bu's side?These are all unknowns.

Lv Bu is an extremely powerful existence among the princes, and the powerful military force possessed by Lv Bu is not what ordinary princes want to deal with.

If Lu Bu could be wiped out, there would naturally be many benefits to be gained. Immortal jade, paper, and hundred-refined weapons, if such things appear in the hands of any prince, they can help the prince grow stronger in a short period of time.

The wealth of Xuzhou is also well-known among the princes, mainly because of this Lu Bu wedding. After the envoys of all parties came to Pengcheng, the things they experienced, after being passed on to the ears of the princes, will bring more princes. shock.

The number of cities under Lu Bu's control surpassed that of many princes, and he even became one of the most powerful princes in the world today.

If Lu Bu is aggressive and has greater ambitions, it will definitely affect the surrounding princes. This is also the princes who are close to Lu Bu, and they need to be careful.

However, looking at the overall situation, Lu Bu's troops are not too many, and there is even a certain gap in number compared with princes like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shu, who had fought against Lu Bu, knew exactly what kind of destructive power the Xuzhou army possessed on the battlefield. Their strong combat power cannot be measured by their superiority in numbers.

This is often the case in wars. The side with high morale will have a greater advantage in the war, and even a situation where it is inferior in numbers has the possibility of victory.

The reason why Yuan Shu failed in the battle against Lu Bu was because of the strength of the Xuzhou army.

As a powerful vassal in today's world, Yuan Shu would not feel depressed after his failure.

If he could successfully defeat Lu Bu and occupy Xuzhou and Yanzhou, Yuan Shu's strength would have reached an extremely fierce level.

At that time, Yuan Shu's reputation will even exceed that of the Han Dynasty.

However, in the face of the cruel reality, Yuan Shu's ambition could not be realized. Who would have thought that Lu Bu could form such a powerful army in Xuzhou in a short period of time.

The most feared by the princes is the Xiaoqi Battalion under Lu Bu's command.

Cavalry is the king on the battlefield. If a cavalry is used properly, it can play an unimaginable role in war. Lu Bu is best at leading cavalry on the battlefield.

Without a better means of restraining the Xiaoqi battalion, if you fight against Lu Bu, you will suffer a lot.

When Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou, he had the cavalry of the Huns to help him. Because of this incident, Yuan Shu's prestige was greatly affected.

Although the Huns live in the territory of the Han people, they are aliens after all. Using the power of aliens to attack the army of the Han people, such a move itself is difficult to get more recognition.

What's more, Yuan Shu still failed even with the help of the Huns cavalry.

Judging from the current situation, Yuan Shu's situation is quite embarrassing. The attack on Xuzhou not only failed, but also lost the city of Yanzhou. Even the city of Yuzhou was lost, only Runan County was left.

Yuan Shu has great influence in Runan County, but if Yuan Shu cannot guarantee the safety of Runan, will the officials in Runan still follow Yuan Shu firmly?

The princes and the family are mutual, the family needs the help of the princes, and the princes also need the support of the family.

After this war, Yuan Shu not only had a grudge with Lu Bu, but also had a confrontation with the Jingzhou army. After this situation continues, it can be expected that Yuan Shu will have a great impact.

Perhaps even Yuan Shu himself did not expect that he would bear such a cruel price in this war.

Yuan Shu is a son of the noble Yuan family, and he has something to be proud of in front of the sons of any aristocratic family.

But now, Yuan Shu has to admit the defeat of the war, and even after the defeat of the war, he wants to re-establish the relationship with Lu Bu as an ally. From this point of view, Yuan Shu is much worse than Yuan Shao in terms of means. .

Gongsun Zan's strength is equally strong, and the reputation of Baima Yicong is even more famous all over the world, but Yuan Shao led the Jizhou army to defeat Gongsun Zan.

Comparing the two, some families will make wiser choices.

Compared with Yuan Shu, Lu Bu's life is easier. Anyway, Lu Bu has won successive battles, and such victories are of great help to the improvement of Lu Bu's prestige in Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

Even though Lu Bu has a bad reputation among the princes, these are irrelevant to Lu Bu. As long as he can have strong strength, the princes will not dare to have the slightest attitude of contempt when facing him. Is it not enough?

After Lu Bu came to the end of the Han Dynasty, he suffered such infamy. What can Lu Bu do?

In troubled times, the best way is to improve one's own strength, so that one's own strength can only be looked up to by other princes. In this case, the princes will not dare to have more scolding voices.

Facts have proved that Lu Bu's approach is quite effective. Now Lu Bu has tens of thousands of elite soldiers and has more cities under his rule than Yuan Shu. In this case, Yuan Shu needs to be more cautious when facing Lu Bu up.

Chapter 484 Mi Zhu's Invitation

In fact, if Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Lv Bu when Lv Bu first came to Xuzhou, the effect would definitely be good. However, Yuan Shu at that time wanted to use Lv Bu as much as possible to contain Yuan Shao, which led to Lv Bu sitting in Xuzhou now.

Lu Bu is still aware of some small thoughts among the princes, and they are nothing more than interests. If there are enough interests as the driving force, the so-called alliance is so fragile. The previous alliance between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu is a good illustration.

Compared with the princes, Lu Bu's biggest disadvantage is that there are not many talents available under his rule. In this case, even if he has a large number of cities, it is still difficult to get better help in the process of governing the cities.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Bu has the idea of ​​building a school in the craftsman's workshop. With the school as a secret support, it will not be effective in a short time, but it will be of great use in the future.

And the selected students will undoubtedly have high loyalty to Lu Bu in the future, and this is what Lu Bu wants to see.

After leaving the State Shepherd's Mansion, Mi Zhu was planning how to make the wine famous more quickly. With the quality of the wine, Mi Zhu dared to guarantee that when such a drink appeared, it would definitely be sought after.

With the successful experience of fairy jade and paper, Mi Zhu is very handy when it comes to such things.

For the time being, Mi Zhu hadn't thought of the name of the drink. Lu Bu left this matter to him to deal with, so Mi Zhu naturally had to deal with it more properly.

Three days later, the aristocratic family in Xuzhou received Mi Zhu's invitation.

According to past experience, Mi Zhu's invitation must have something to offer, as was the case with Xianyu before.

However, the immortal jade provided by Mi Zhu was indeed welcomed and benefited many families in Xuzhou.

The Mi family has a status that other families in Xuzhou cannot match, but Mi Zhu did not exclude other families because of the improvement of the strength of the Mi family when doing ordinary things. This has won the favor of many families. support.

It is also normal for families to unite and restrain each other.

When the strength of the Mi family grows, more families will have thoughts, especially some weak families. They don't want to be swallowed up by other families in the process of development. Safety is guaranteed to a greater extent, and after Mi Zhu's way of doing things is recognized by some families, some families will move closer to the Mi family.

For such a situation, Mi Zhu is naturally no stranger to it. Mi Zhu used to be Xuzhou's other driver, and it would be the most strange thing if there was no other family to support him secretly.

These attached families cannot be said to be given complete trust, but they can also play a great role. The key is to see how to better use the power of these families.

Lu Bu's rule of Xuzhou requires many talents as support. The status of the Mi family in Xuzhou determines that talents recommended by the Mi family will definitely receive corresponding attention. It is important for their family that these talents can be appointed. Has been of great help.

In this way, Lu Bu can have more control over Xuzhou.

Mi Zhu had discussed this matter with Lv Bu and got Lv Bu's approval.

Controlling a state may seem beautiful, but there are many dangers hidden in the dark, especially in some matters, if one cannot be cautious, disasters may occur.

Once the aristocratic families have other thoughts about the monarch, the destructive power they can produce is also extremely terrifying.

The monarch fights and has many cities. If there are other problems in the process of governance, the efforts of the soldiers in the past will be in vain.

Having followed Lu Bu for a long time, Mi Zhu also has a lot of understanding of Lu Bu's character. As long as he has enough loyalty to Lu Bu, Lu Bu will not pursue too much in some matters.

And Lu Bu's trust in the officials under his rule is also the reason why many officials in Xuzhou support Lu Bu.

If the monarch does not have enough trust in the officials under his rule, it is not easy to get more support from the officials. The reason why many princes failed was because of the betrayal of the officials under the rule. The appointment of talents cannot achieve what they want.

The more cities Lu Bu occupies, the more beneficial it is for the family under his rule, which means that their family's talents can be used.

In such a process, it is imperative to gain more trust from the monarch. If you cannot gain more trust from the monarch, even if you have a certain ability, it is difficult to get a faster promotion.

The children of the aristocratic family are also yearning for things in the officialdom. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and becoming an official are the most righteous things for the children of the aristocratic family.

The reason why the aristocratic family secretly controls a large number of businessmen is to improve the life of the family, not to say that the family is impoverished.

A large family has a population that is unimaginable for ordinary people. There are many servants and even guards in the family.

These people need to consume materials, money and food. If the normal life of these people cannot be guaranteed, how difficult it is to maintain the family.

As for officials from the family, the help they can bring to the family is also extremely obvious. Through their own official positions, they can bring more convenience to the family, thus ensuring the development of the family to a greater extent.

This kind of development model has long been recognized by the aristocratic family, so when these officials consider some things, they must first think from the perspective of the family.

Although the princes don't like the way of doing things like the aristocratic family, they don't have enough ability to change these, so they can only choose to default.

The era of feudal lords is inseparable from talents. Some people who were originally unknown may be able to bloom dazzling brilliance at this time, just like Jia Xu who followed Lu Bu to Xuzhou. Now there is a big gap in comparison.

All these are brought by the princes. When the princes want to appoint talents, although there are many considerations, it is very possible for the talents who are valued to get more development.

The development of Xuzhou is inseparable from the support of more talents, and the Xuzhou family also understands the truth.

Chapter 485 Even Better Wine

There is support for Lu Bu, and Lu Bu can bring benefits to the family. Many families are quite satisfied with this situation.

If one day, Lu Bu cannot satisfy these families, it may be the counterattack of these families.

The layout of Biejia Mansion is relatively luxurious. The wealth of the Mi family is well-known in Xuzhou, especially after Mi Zhu entrusted Lu Bu with a heavy responsibility, the wealth accumulated by the Mi family is guessed by many families.

Officials who can come to Biejia's Mansion all have certain status in Xuzhou. Normally, each family also has contacts. Now when they meet, chatting is a must.

Where the children of the family are officials, and the number of official positions, are also compared by the heads of these families.

Mi Zhu is no stranger to this kind of thing, and when entertaining these coming Patriarchs, he also did everything in terms of etiquette.

When facing Mi Zhu, no matter what the heads of these families say in secret, it is inevitable to maintain the necessary respect.

The hall of Biejia Mansion is relatively large in scale, although there are more than 20 Patriarchs in it, it doesn't seem crowded.

After everyone arrived, Mi Zhu walked to the top position.

Everyone fell silent and turned their attention to Mi Zhu.

Regarding Mi Zhu's invitation for this trip, they had speculations and expectations. Some families did not act in advance regarding the matter of Xianyu, but they lost a lot of benefits.

On the surface, the patriarchs of these families claim to be noble, and they did not talk about money when they talked. In fact, they are still very concerned about obtaining benefits. This is related to the development of the family. If If the family can get more benefits in this process, it is a very good thing for their family.