[Three Kingdoms] After crossing, I opened the sick and weak main road line

It was noon, and soon it would be time to eat. Guo Jia was gearing up, thinking that Guo Tu would not be able to eat.

Feng Shui took turns, he was disgusted so many times, and he finally waited for that guy to fall into his hands. New and old grudges were added together. If he was too good-tempered, wouldn't he be sorry for Guo Gongze's "care" in the past.

Guo Fengxiao can't do it in a good mood. Since Guo Tu came to their house, he has the motivation to work every day, and he can eat two more bowls of rice when he comes back from work.

It's just that today's situation is different from the previous few days. As soon as he walked out of the council hall, their lord sent someone to summon him and Xun Yu to the main courtyard. The lord's affairs are more important than Guo Tu, so let that guy go today.

Xun Yu didn't want to talk to him, so he tidied up the bamboo slips on the desk, put them away neatly, and then got up to go out. Guo Jia quickened his pace to keep up, and pulled his sleeve to find a topic for him to speak, "Wen Ruo, what do you mean the Lord?" Will the guild really keep Guo Gongze?"

"Does Feng Xiao want him to stay?" Xun Yu looked over with a half-smile, and stretched out his hand to pull back his sleeve.

Guo Jia let go of his hands and murmured, "Looking at the heroes from all walks of life in the world, there is no one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with my lord. How can he, Mr. Guo, be able to assist the lord together with Wang Zuozhi like Wen Ruo?"

Xun Yu:  …

Hurting others without forgetting to praise himself, he deserves to be Guo Fengxiao.

He said that Guo Tu was not worthy of staying in their house, and when he really left, he might regret that no one could make fun of him.

"If Wen Ruomo doesn't care about it, the lord is soft-hearted. Even Yuan Shaona and others will give him a chance to stand up again. Guo Tu is used to sycophancy and flattery. Maybe one day the lord will be fooled by him." Guo Tu Jia's face became serious, and if someone he didn't know very well was here, he might have been fooled by him.

Xun Yu glanced at him lightly, "In Feng Xiao's heart, the lord is the one who is easy to listen to slander?"

Guo Jia paused, pretending to be frightened and walked a few steps quickly, "Wen Ruo, don't talk nonsense, when did Jia say that, and if the lord blames me one day, it must be Wen Ruo's secret tricks."

Guo Fengxiao became addicted to drama, even the king of heaven and Lao Tzu couldn't stop him when he came, just now he was outside the main courtyard, as if he was afraid that his master would not hear him, he purposely pretended to be Xizi holding his heart and complained loudly, "Zhicai has been sent to a remote place by the master. In this land, Gongda was also dispatched by the lord to go elsewhere. Now you and I are the only ones who can be used by the lord's side. If Jia is rejected by the lord, Wen Ruo can be favored by the lord alone, regardless of the friendship between you and me for more than ten years , After all, it can’t match the magnanimity of the future, Wen Ruo, you are so cruel.”

Xun Yu:  …

Alas, Guo Tu should not leave.

There are not many people around the lord who can use him, and Gong Dazhi is not around. If he keeps this unscrupulous guy by his side, if he doesn't find someone funny to amuse him, he can't stop day by day.

He didn't dare to go to the main courtyard to disturb the lord, and no one can control the mess in the council hall.

Xun Yu ignored Guo Fengxiao, who was about to cry, and walked into the main courtyard with a calm expression. He paused when he saw Zhang Liao and Lu Bu behind the door, and greeted him with a smile, as if nothing had happened just now.

The two generals who were about to go out froze their faces and pulled the corners of their mouths, shaking off the goose bumps on their bodies, rubbing their arms with lingering fear, they felt that the two of them had gone too far, they didn't expect these literati gentlemen to fight for favor even more scary.

Those who didn't know thought it was a boudoir resentful woman who ran out from somewhere.

Mr. Feng Xiao is terrible, Mr. Wen Ruo has worked hard.

Guo Jia followed Xun Yu across the threshold, saw two generals with strange faces standing there motionless, blinked, and nonchalantly called out, "General Fengxian, General Wenyuan."

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao took a step back subconsciously, straightened their bodies and replied, "The two gentlemen are well."

Guo Jia asked with a smile, "You two just came out from the lord?"

Zhang Liao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Exactly, my lord has something to do with the two gentlemen, we two will go first."

As he spoke, he hurriedly dragged Lu Bu out.

Guo Jia clicked his tongue, "Look, they are scared, Jia has no strength to restrain the chicken, how can it be scary?"

The smile on Xun Yu's face could no longer be maintained, "Feng Xiao, the lord is still waiting inside, do you still want to go in?"

Fortunately, Yi'er followed the lord in his enlightenment, if he was taught by this kid, no matter how good a child is, he can teach him crooked.

Seeing that Guo Jia was teasing again, he would go too far. He waved his sleeves and quickly returned to his normal appearance, "Go in quickly, don't keep the lord waiting for a long time."

The lord called them over at this time, he must be thinking of keeping them for dinner, although the food in the main courtyard is not very different from what they usually eat, but the delicious food tastes better when the lord is with him.

Too bad there is no wine.

In the room, Yuan Huan was writing. When he saw them coming, he put down his pen and said with a smile, "Sit down."

Xun Yu and Guo Jia sat down, waiting for their master to speak.

Yuan Huan moved the paper at hand to the bamboo slips to dry, and said with a smile in his tone, "I met Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping again today, and found that their business routes in the Northland are wider than originally imagined. If we can reach a stable deal with the barbarians in the Northland, we won’t have to worry about the war horses in the future.”

Most of the Hu people near Bingzhou in Youzhou are Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei. They are all tribes that surrendered to the Han rule hundreds of years ago, but they are not the only Hu people in the north. Eastern Xianbei, Western Xianbei, Liaodong Xianbei, Liaoxi Xianbei, and the Xianbei tribes that occupy the entire grassland in the north.

The Hu people on the border of the Han Dynasty often made troubles, but with them as a buffer, the Hu people in the north could not fight.

He originally thought that Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were only doing business in the surrounding areas of Youzhou and Bingzhou, and it was rare to be involved in Xiliang. He didn't expect that those two people were more capable than he imagined. The tribes in the northern Langjuxu Mountain area are all connected.

Xun Yu heard their lord's words, pondered for a moment and said, "Refined salt is sold in the Han territory, and it is easy to offend other big merchants. If it is sold to the northern grasslands, not only will it not suppress the salt merchants in the Han area, but it will also make friends with the barbarians. All the tribes are indeed safer than selling all of them to Han.”

The status of merchants is low, but the merchants who can make a name for themselves are almost backed by people. It is not easy for them to make enemies everywhere now. It is better not to offend others.

Yuan Huan nodded, "What Wen Ruo said is true."

The boundaries of the four classes of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are very clear. Troubled times are better, and it is easy to stand out. In peaceful and prosperous times, almost everyone is framed in them for the rest of their lives.

Merchants seldom get a high status. Counting hundreds of years, they can only find one Lu Buwei. .

Today, there are several well-known wealthy merchants in the world, including the Zhen family in Zhongshan, and the Mi family in the East China Sea, the Chen Liuwei family, the Hedong Wei family, and the Linhuai Lu family.

Among the few wealthy families that can be counted, except for the Donghai Mi family, who are real ordinary people, the others basically have titles.

Chen Liuwei and Hedong Wei were originally from the same family. The ancestors of the Wei family were originally from Dai County, and died in Hedong, and their descendants also settled in Hedong County. Cai Yong's daughter Cai Wenji's first husband, Wei Zhongdao, was a member of the Hedong Wei family.

The two Wei clans not only have huge family fortunes, but generally no one in the court would dare to provoke them. For example, Wei Zi from the Chen Liuwei clan who helped Boss Cao recruit soldiers and horses was born in Xiaolian.

Boss Cao’s father, Cao Song, was able to spend [-] million yuan to buy an official. His family was already very wealthy, but he still couldn’t afford the cost of Cao Cao’s recruitment of soldiers and horses.

But Wei Zi can easily get him an army of 5000 people. If the Chenliu Wei family is like this, the Hedong Wei family must not be too far behind.

The Zhen family doesn't look like it used to now. The head of the family, Zhen Yan, still has the hereditary title of the imperial court, and the other families have marriages with aristocratic families. When Xuzhou was a herdsman, he also gave Mi Zhu a high-status Biejia to show his favor.

Brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang had nearly ten thousand servants and diners, and their assets were hundreds of millions. The Xuzhou government office had no money. Tao Qian counted on Mi Zhu to give him money, so naturally he would not treat the two brothers badly.

In the Thirteen States of the Great Han Dynasty, except for these companies, almost no one dared to engage in large-scale salt and iron business. The imperial court would take advantage of the intricate relationship network of these companies to open the Internet, and would not show mercy to other small traders.

Just like when Emperor Wu was in power, if he was not careful in doing business, he would be exiled. Unless the background is strong enough, no one would dare to touch such a deadly business.

What they have to do now is to accumulate food, not to set up targets to be surrounded and beaten. Don't you see, the last guy who jumped up and stabbed the fire has already been lit with a sky lantern. He doesn't want to end up like Dong Zhuo.

The Zhen family is in Zhongshan, and they can't get around Jizhou Mu if they want to find thighs. Whether it is Yuan Shao or him, they will eventually have to build a relationship with Jizhou Mu. The four families joined forces to encircle and fight, and it is very necessary to avoid the sharp edge.

"The Zhen family has been operating in Jizhou for hundreds of years. The current patriarch, Zhen Yan, is dedicated to seeking an official position, but his younger brother, Zhen Yao, is a bit like his father." Guo Jia sat up straight, pinching his chin and said leisurely. , he pushed those complicated official duties aside, but he didn't do nothing.

Guo Tu has already contacted the Zhen family, that guy is a fool, he can get the words out with a little effort, the current Zhen family looks beautiful, but in fact it is not Zhen Yan, the head of the family, but his mother who is in charge.

Zhen Yao has a bit of talent in business, but he is too young and his methods are not as sophisticated as his father's. If he has a few more years of experience, he may really be able to be independent.

"The Zhen family controls the commercial routes in Youzhou, Jizhou. The master's method of making salt is very good. The salt grains are as fine and white as snow. When transported to other places, there will be competition from all parties. As a result, the Zhen family's momentum If they are more courageous, it is not impossible for them to control all the salt roads of the big man." Guo Jia narrowed his eyes, and the topic quickly changed back, "It's not easy to control a big family, find more It is indeed a good idea to let them compete, I wonder which ones the lord has contacted?"

"Hedongwei family, Chenliuwei family, Donghai Mi family, Linhuai Lu family." Yuan Huan picked up a few bamboo slips and handed them over. If you want to do it, you can make a big one. Salt is closely related to the people of the world. For such a big business, it is natural to sell other people. Several companies were pulled into the water.

Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places are too far away, and the news cannot spread in a short while. However, with the presence of Xuzhou and Yuzhou, the business there is squeezed.

Having said that, Yuan Huan raised his eyes to look at Xun Yu, and sighed silently, "Jizhou has nine counties and hundreds of counties, and the county magistrates of all counties and counties have to beat them. It's been hard work these days."

Xun Yu smiled, "My lord speaks seriously, Jizhou is under stable rule, so it's not hard work."

Seeing that the two of them were being polite, Guo Jia twitched his lips slightly and said in a low voice, "There is Gongda sitting in Yecheng, and Jugong and others have already dealt with the matters that should be handled by the counties and counties. There are a few pieces left, the lord can't just look at Wen Ruo, Jia also worked hard."

Xun Yu raised the corners of his lips, turned to look over, and said in a soft voice, "Feng Xiao worked hard, but he fought wits and courage with Mr. Guo, and was so angry that he almost fainted several times. Feng Xiao is really hard work."

Guo Jia's eyes were resentful, he groaned twice and sat back, picked up the water cup and took a sip of tea instead of wine, sighing that his friend is not easy to bully.

Yuan Huan looked at them bickering with a smile on his face, feeling that it was almost time, so he slowly greeted the two of them to have dinner together.

Guo Jia is right. Xun You is in Yecheng, and Ju Shou and others can't find a chance to make small moves. Most of those people are from local aristocratic families in Jizhou. They may hide their secrets in other matters, but they will not make mistakes in handling internal affairs. .

Most of the official affairs were stuck with Xun You, and after they were sent to the mansion, Xun You could handle most of them by himself. In the end, except for personnel changes and the situation of other states, there were basically nothing sent to him. Both he and Guo Fengxiao Great idlers.

The two little guys are very relieved, and it doesn't take much effort to teach the children. The disease doctor asked him to go out more while the winter is not here. After thinking about it, all he can think of is to improve the food for everyone.

Many ingredients and seasonings have not been passed to the Central Plains these days, but there are quite a few things that he can toss about, especially after Yuan Shu returned to Nanyang, he sent things here every now and then. It wasn't because he was afraid that sending cooks over would cause accidents, but he even wanted to bring over a few more cooks who were good at cooking various cuisines.

The family of Yuan's Zhongming Dingshi, their eldest brother used to be pampered by jade food and brocade clothes, the house in the farm is small and cramped, and the food cooked by the cook is hard to swallow, and the eldest brother's body can't live without soup, how can he endure that kind of suffering .

If Yuan Huan knew what his cheap brother was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud.

After Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu came to Yuan Mansion, they were placed outside the main house. The kitchen in the mansion didn’t care about the food outside, and the barracks had its own kitchen. The two of them lived in Zhuangzi for more than half a month, and they had never seen anyone in the mansion. What is a decent meal.

Anyway, in short, there are more and more types of food in the house now.

Yuan Huan made white granulated sugar, and of course there is brown sugar. When he saw brown sugar, the first thing he thought of was the soft and delicious brown sugar glutinous rice cake. It wasn't that he wanted to eat it himself, but that there were two children around him, and he wanted to give the little one a try.

The whole day is either rice cake, horseshoe cake or sesame cake, no matter how delicious it is, I will get tired of eating it.

The First Emperor attached great importance to farming, and at that time, ironware and ox farming continued to be promoted, and the output of grain was much higher than before, and there were also many records related to agriculture.

Most of the common people grow beans to raise the land. If it is not for raising the land, most people are not willing to grow beans.

Brown sugar glutinous rice cakes dipped in soy flour, if he comes up with more fresh recipes that no one else has seen, he may soon be able to increase the value of beans.

The author has something to say: Yuan Huan: A protagonist who cannot improve food is not a good protagonist.