Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

One hundred thousand people and one year's food and fodder.

For a moment, Xun Gun even wondered if there was something wrong with his ears because of his age.

He confirmed with Liu Yu again to make sure he had not heard wrongly.

It is indeed one hundred thousand people and one year’s food and fodder.

Faced with Liu Yu's request, Xun Gun was a little puzzled, or to be more precise, he was a little angry.

This young uncle of the emperor has always been known for his wisdom. How could he suddenly make such an impolite request?

Could it be that the rumor was false, or that he overestimated his own strength?

Xun Gun immediately determined that Liu Yu belonged to the latter. In just less than a year, this young man went from a poor family to the emperor's uncle. At the same time, he led various princes to drive Dong Zhuo to Chang'an.

This huge contrast would make anyone feel proud.

Xun Gun had lived through too many years, and he had seen many young people like him. They became famous at a young age, were complacent, arrogant, indulged in pleasure, and finally became oblivious to the crowd.

That's the whole process that those young people go through.

In Xun Gun's dictionary, family interests always come first. In order to seek huge benefits, he has already trained his eyes to be as sharp as a sword. From the sentence just now, he has made the final judgment on Liu Yu.

This person is frivolous and reckless. It is impossible for him to survive in the troubled times. He will disappear in the night sky like a shooting star. In this case, there is no need for me to invest in him.

"Nowadays, there is constant war and there are many people in the family. There is no surplus food at all. Please find someone else, uncle."

Xun Gun decisively rejected Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "I thought that the Xun family of Yingchuan was strong enough to take on this great wealth, but I didn't expect that rumors were not as good as meeting in person.

"Since the Xun family has fallen to such a state, even if I tell you the craftsmanship of transparent glass, you still can't handle it. Zhongci, please go back. I wonder how the Chen family in Yingchuan is doing? If they can't handle it either, then I have no choice but to leave here and find someone else."

Great wealth and transparent glass. These words drilled into Xun Gun's ears like a thunder.

Listening to the uncle's tone, could it be that he knew the craft of transparent glass? Xun Gun was a little unconvinced. Since the emergence of glass craft, it has been loved by aristocratic families. Basically, glass artworks will be snapped up soon. If the craft of transparent glass can be mastered, the profit will be amazing without calculation.

"Uncle Emperor has the craftsmanship to make transparent glass?"

Liu Yu nodded.

"Yes, I thought the Xun family was strong enough to cooperate with me to make this craft. What a pity!"

Xun Gun looked at Liu Yu's determined eyes and knew that what Liu Yu said must be true. His eyes were full of fanaticism and his body began to tremble unconsciously.

"Uncle, I'm not bragging, but in Yingchuan, no family can be compared with the Xun family."

Liu Yu smiled and looked at Chen Dao, who immediately understood. He walked out of the house.

Chen Ji walked in from outside and hurriedly saluted when he saw Liu Yu.

Be respectful in attitude and humble in words.

Liu Yu gently told him not to be so polite.

After Chen Ji and Liu Yu exchanged greetings, they bowed to Xun Jun and said, "Brother Zhongci, you are so arrogant. If the emperor's uncle didn't know, he would really think that your Xun family is the only one in Yingchuan County."

Xun Gun was a little embarrassed. He had just boasted in front of Liu Yu that he only wanted the Xun family to be responsible for the craft of making transparent glass. He didn't know that Chen Ji had been waiting at the door not long after he entered.

Chen Ji heard every word of what he had just said.

Among the Yingchuan aristocratic families today, the Xun and Chen families are the most prominent. The two families are equally powerful, and it is hard to say that one is better than the other. If one says that the two families are obviously stronger than the other, I am afraid that even they themselves would not believe it.

When Chen Ji heard Liu Yu talking about transparent glass outside the house, he wanted to rush over and tell Liu Yu that his family could take over, but due to Liu Yu's status, he had to wait outside the door.

The Xun and Chen families were both prominent families in Yingchuan. The two families had close contacts and there were occasional examples of intermarriage within the families, but this did not prevent competition between the two families. In their eyes, family interests were always the first priority. When huge benefits came, even the best relationship would be diluted by the benefits.

Seeing that Xun Gun remained silent, Chen Ji was not willing to argue with him verbally. What he had to do now was to obtain Liu Yu's glass technology so as to ensure the interests of his family.

"As long as the emperor uncle lets the Chen family do the glass craftsmanship, the Chen family will bear the annual food and grass for 100,000 people. What do you think of the emperor uncle?"

Liu Yu smiled and thought about it.

When Xun Gun saw this situation, he was afraid that the emperor's uncle would agree to the Chen family. By then, it would be useless for him to say anything.

"Uncle, I just remembered that my family has several granaries with abundant grain storage, which is enough to supply these grains and grasses. If you let the Xun family do the glass craftsmanship, the Xun family will not only hand over the grains and grasses to you, but also give you 10% of the profits generated by the glass every year."

"The Chen family is willing to pay 20%."

"The Xun family is willing to pay 30%."

"The Xun family has 40%."

"The Chen family holds 50%."

"The Xun family is willing to send 2,000 soldiers to help the emperor's uncle."

"The Chen family is willing to send 5,000 soldiers to help the emperor's uncle."

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Looking at the two people constantly increasing their chips, Liu Yu smiled.

Only with competition can there be market vitality.

If I had talked to them individually, there would be no way we would not have reached the current bargaining chips.

Liu Yu never doubted whether the aristocratic families could provide so much food.

The money that Cao Cao's father Cao Song used to buy the position of Grand Marshal was enough to feed 10,000 people for a year.

Cao Cao’s ability to rise quickly in troubled times had a lot to do with the wealthy Cao Song.

It turns out that behind every successful man there is another man’s silent contribution.

In Liu Yu's silence, the two of them increased their stakes, and of course, the time they took to make the bet became longer and longer. Every time they increased their stakes, they felt a cramp.

Seeing that the two men were raising the price slower and slower, Liu Yu had reached his limit.

"You two are so sincere that it's hard for me to decide for the moment."

As soon as these words came out, the two of them had dull expressions.

Could it be that the emperor's uncle is still not satisfied with the current bargaining chips? The Chen family is willing to give Liu Yu 20,000 soldiers.

Liu Yu continued, "How about this, you two families do this, I only want 10,000 soldiers. You can give me 30% of the profits every year."

Liu Yu took the opportunity to make concessions while he was ahead.

Others might say that he is of high moral character, but only Liu Yu knows that the huge profits have made the Chen and Xun families temporarily lose their composure. Before long, they will understand that the two of them coming here at the same time was not a coincidence, but something they did on purpose.

If you are greedy, you may be hurt by the consequences.