"Xiaowen, why did Tian Feng tell me not to mention Yuan Shao's contributions in front of him?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "Tian Feng knows Yuan Shao very well. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Yuan Shao lost at Guandu, a jailer told Tian Feng and congratulated him. He thought that Tian Feng had advised Yuan Shao not to fight. Now that Yuan Shao didn't listen and lost, he would use Tian Feng. However, Tian Feng said that when Yuan Shao returned, he would be too ashamed to see me and would kill me. The truth was as Tian Feng expected. "
"If I ambushed Xu Du and helped Yuan Shao defeat the Cao army, he would be satisfied and would pardon Tian Feng to show his generosity. If I said that it was because of Tian Feng's help, Yuan Shao would feel as bad as eating a fly. That's why Tian Feng didn't want me to mention him. "
Li Shuyi sighed. "Do you smart people always speak in riddles like this? How can other people understand? "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and wisely didn't say anything. He changed the topic and said, "It's only midnight now. Let's go to the Zhen Mansion to see my cheap father-in-law."
The Zhen Family was a rich merchant family in Zhongshan County. They were much richer than the Julu Tian Family. After marrying General Yuan Shao, the Zhen Family had a backer and extended their influence into Ye City. They bought shops in the city and land outside the city. Their family business prospered.
Bai Xiaowen went to the Zhen Mansion in Ye City.
However, after reporting, Bai Xiaowen didn't see his cheap father-in-law, Zhen Yi, but his cheap brother-in-law, Zhen Mi's brother, Zhen Yan.
According to Zhen Yan, Zhen Yi left the day before yesterday and returned to his hometown in Zhongshan County.
Bai Xiaowen was disappointed. However, after talking with Zhen Yan, he found that his brother-in-law was calm and well-mannered. He didn't seem like a normal rich man.
With regards to the Zhen Clan, Bai Xiaowen still had a lot of trust. After all, the Zhen Clan and Second Young Master Yuan had formed a marriage alliance. It could be said that both parties were bound together for good or ill. If Yuan Shao could become the heir, it would be a good thing for the Zhen Family.
However, Yuan Xi was too weak in the past and the Zhen Family didn't have the ambition to fight for the heir.
Things were different now.
If Bai Xiaowen could notice Zhen Yan's calmness, Zhen Yan could also notice the obvious change in his brother-in-law's temperament (charm bonus).
Bai Xiaowen gave Zhen Mi's letter to Zhen Yan and told him his intentions. He even told him that he had obtained the support of the Tian Family of Julu.
Zhen Yan didn't think about it for a long time. Maybe Tian Feng was too famous. After seeing the envelope (not the content) of Tian Feng's letter, he said without hesitation,
"Father isn't here, so I have full authority over the businesses in Ye City. There are still fifty taels of gold, a thousand bolts of silk, and five thousand bushels of corn in the storehouse. I will give them all to Brother to help Brother secretly recruit soldiers and horses and establish your career! "
There were 50 coins of gold, and each coin was 24 taels of gold, which was equivalent to 1,200 taels of gold. According to the gold and silver price of the three kingdoms of the Spirit Realm, it was 12,000 strings of coins.
There were a thousand bolts of silk, and each bolt of silk was about two strings of coins, which was equivalent to 2,000 strings of coins. The main thing was that in the chaotic era, it couldn't be bought with money.
There were five thousand bushels of corn, and one bushels was equivalent to one dan. Now that things were expensive, one dan of corn was equivalent to two or three strings of coins. Five thousand bushels of corn was equivalent to at least 10,000 strings of coins. It was also not easy to buy with money.
All in all, this brother-in-law was indeed extraordinary. He invested more than 20,000 strings of coins at once.
Of course, this investment wasn't a big deal for the Zhen Family. The Zhen Family of Hebei was one of the "economic pillars" of the Yuan Shao Group. The amount of money they used to fund the Yuan Shao Group was more than ten times or even a hundred times.
The 20,000 strings of coins that Zhen Yan promised was only a part of the businesses that the Zhen Family had developed in Ye City in recent years.
What made Bai Xiaowen feel especially comfortable was Zhen Yan's considerate service. The promised money could be taken away by Bai Xiaowen's carriage. As for the bolts of silk and corn, they could be transported to Youzhou by the Zhen Family's caravan and would arrive in a few days.
After the agreement, Bai Xiaowen looked at Zhen Yan in a different light.
This … First, he married a sister to me and then gave me a large amount of money. This is my Mi Zhu!
Of course, Mi Zhu gave Liu Bei much more money. After all, he was the head of the family. Before Zhen Yan received the permission of the head of the Zhen Family, he was already doing his best to give so much money. It showed that he had a strong strategic investment foresight.
Zhen Yan was generous not only because of Bai Xiaowen's charm, but also because Tian Feng supported Bai Xiaowen. To put it bluntly, he trusted Tian Feng's foresight.
Bai Xiaowen said goodbye to Zhen Yan and returned to the General's Manor.
Just as he returned, he bumped into his third brother, Yuan Shang. This kid probably had eyes and ears in the manor. Someone had already reported the news of Bai Xiaowen leaving the manor.
Yuan Shang was puzzled. Seeing that his mediocre second brother was so restless, of course, he wanted to give him a warning. Bai Xiaowen was too lazy to argue with him. Anyway, no one from the Spiritual Realm saw him. He admitted defeat to Yuan Shang verbally, but Li Shuyi was furious.
"Look at how arrogant and domineering Yuan Laosan is. I really want to chop him up."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head with a smile. "What's the point of arguing with such a shallow person? Even if I admit defeat verbally, I won't lose anything. It's enough if he doesn't make trouble for me. "
After a busy night, the next morning, Qiao Rui and Han Xu led the rest of the cavalry and escorted the military supplies to Ye City.
Bai Xiaowen went to see Madam Liu again. He presented the gifts and said that he would return to Youzhou.
Madam Liu thought that the situation in Youzhou was unstable, so she didn't ask him to stay. Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were relieved when they saw that Bai Xiaowen didn't have the slightest intention of fighting for favor in front of their mother.
Especially Yuan Shang. He thought that the warning was effective and was secretly proud.
Bai Xiaowen left the General's Mansion and briefly explained the current situation.
"You've already obtained Tian Feng's support and more than 20,000 strings of cash from the Zhen family?" Qiao Rui's eyes widened. It hadn't been long since they entered the military, but Bai Xiaowen had already opened up the situation.
It could be said that with the 20,000 strings of cash, the combat strength required by the main mission could be easily achieved. There was even a surplus.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "It's mainly because of Yuan Xi's identity and status. Without this identity, it would be impossible to get so many resources in one day just by relying on the body of an awakened. "
"Although that's true, it's not something that can be obtained with identity. The captain's personal ability is extremely important. "Qiao Rui praised.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Now let's start assigning tasks. This time, we have to act separately. I'm going to take Cecilia back to Youzhou to raise an army. Shuyi, you go to Guandu and take Tian Feng's letter to Tian Yu to open up an intelligence channel in Guandu. Old Han, take another letter to the Julu Tian family and ask for another sum of money to transport to Youzhou! "
"What about me?" Qiao Rui tilted her head and looked at Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Sister Qiao, your task is the most important. You have to stay in Ye City. This is the center of Jizhou. You have to screen the information sent from Guandu's frontline. Pick out the valuable ones and send them to Youzhou as soon as possible so that I can know. In addition, you are responsible for finding the best marching route in Jizhou so that our Youzhou cavalry can bypass Guandu's frontline and go straight to Xudu! "
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