Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6515: It’s decided, let’s cheat!
Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu conducted a thorough investigation around Yinping County and went out of their way to look for the grass called yeast flower by the locals. Well, this grass looked inconspicuous at all, and the so-called yeast flower didn't seem to be a flower.

"This thing doesn't seem to be a flower." Liu Zhang looked at the herbs in front of him that were said to be added to the liquor, and found that according to the plant classification made by Cookie that he had learned, this thing did not seem to be a flower, but something else, but that was not important.

As for why Liu Zhang learned the so-called plant classification from Cookie, that is another story. Anyway, Cookie would sometimes complain to Chen Xi and say that most people in the world don’t look at him, Cookie, but the god he corresponds to when they look at him. Only a few people treat him as a human being.

What about guys like Liu Zhang, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, Gan Ning, and Ma Chao? The good news is that these beasts didn't worship him as a god, but the bad news is that these evil beasts didn't regard him as a human being either.

That’s why there are outrageous situations like extortion, cheating over walls, etc.

"Does this matter?" Yuan Shu looked at the yeast flowers in front of him very calmly. To him, it didn't matter whether this thing was a flower or not. What mattered was the output and the amount added by the local people. Every spike of this thing's flowers shone with the brilliance of money.

"Indeed, it's not important. Besides, there are indeed a lot of these things in the wild, and there is no need to plant them. The cost..." Liu Zhang has already started to calculate excitedly how much money he can make.

And before he could finish his words, his face fell. What a bullshit. Given the situation of Yinping County and Zitong County, it takes skill to be able to send them out. Growing them in the mountains is completely different from growing them in the plains. Especially in the situation now, I just want to die.

"That's okay. Let's study whether we can grow it somewhere else. We two brothers have the ability to find a place to grow it." Yuan Shu looked at these flower spikes. If they were in the plains, they would just use wild ones. After all, there seemed to be a lot of wild ones and they were easy to pick.

The output of yeast flowers is actually not too low. Even if it is wild yeast flowers, it is completely sufficient for making beer in a normal workshop.

As for direct confrontation, every one of them died miserably. They really couldn't win. The gap between the two sides was too huge.

Some things require you to see them in person before you can make a decision.

This is what we call a normal drink for everyone.

"If Chen Zichuan is really interested, I don't think it will work even if we call all our men together, or even gather all the backbones of your Runan Yuan family. But Chen Zichuan is a person who muddles along most of the time and won't pursue it too much." Liu Zhang said, stroking his double chin. "If it doesn't work, we can just say that we found some good stuff in Yinping County and Zitong County and want to get it out."

The consumption of several dozen liters per capita, multiplied by the total population, is probably a rough idea of ​​the scale. This is why hops in later generations are basically grown by farmers themselves. People don’t like to drink beer, but as long as they don’t completely refuse it and have normal social interactions every year, they probably drink more than ten liters of beer...

Therefore, at the opening court meeting in the sixth year of Yuanfeng, Chen Xi said that he would conduct a western tour later to inspect the work of the remaining four major states. He hoped that the local bureaucrats would do what needed to be done before he left. However, after the sixth year of Yuanfeng, there were too many things to do, so Chen Xi never mentioned the western tour. But Yuan Shu knew Chen Xi's style well. He was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. Once he made up his mind, he would do it sooner or later, and no one could stop him.

The original plan was to conduct a western tour in the seventh or eighth year of Yuanfeng. After all, just like the eastern tour, some things and the layout of industries, as well as the local social structure and people's living standards, need to be seen with one's own eyes to be confirmed.

"Do you think the two of us can fool Chen Zichuan?" Yuan Shu looked at Liu Zhang with some doubt, "Can this be fooled?"

"That's right. Chen Zichuan's personality won't allow him to pursue these matters. As long as we say that we will pay for it ourselves and just ask him to help borrow a construction team, there should be no problem. After all, the Han Dynasty's county access plan was created by Chen Zichuan himself." Yuan Shu supported his thighs with both hands and spoke with some thought.

Even if it's just a quick visit, going there in person and seeing certain things with your own eyes can make people feel more at ease. After all, sitting in the government all day, studying local documents and reports, although you can see some things, it is different from going to the local area to conduct research in person.

"You can use this to put pressure on Chen Zichuan. And if I remember correctly, Chen Zichuan originally had a plan to tour the west, but it was delayed due to a series of things. But I estimate that at the latest in the eleventh year of Yuanfeng, he will definitely go through Liangzhou, Xinzhou, and then pass through Zangzhou Yanbian to enter Yizhou for inspection." A rare hint of majesty appeared on Yuan Shu's chubby cheeks.

No matter how other beverages develop, they can never reach such an outrageous degree. There is always a logic of audience and peak sales season. Beer only has audience and potential audience, as well as peak season and super peak season. Off-season? Off-season does not exist.

It was completely nonsense for Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang to think that they didn't need to grow hops themselves in the plains. After the sales of this thing increased, even if there were many hops in the wild with normal yields, they could not withstand the consumption.

We all know the situation here. Basically, we climb uphill and roll downhill. We can only say that the road exists!

"Okay, now that we have completed the investigation, the next question becomes how we can convince Chen Zichuan to help build the viaduct here." Liu Zhang swept the tree stump beside him with his sleeve. It was only the beginning of spring, and the stone platform in the north of Yizhou was still a little cold. Even if he had turned into a fat form now, it would still be very uncomfortable to sit on that cold stone.

The plan to connect all counties that Chen Xi has been promoting has been implemented very well in some states. The roads have even been connected to the villages in various places. In the southwest, not to mention connecting to the villages, places like Zitong County and Yinping County are all connected.

In other words, according to normal logic, it is enough to eat wild yeast flowers, but the consumption of beer is really outrageous.

Nowadays, major families and top bureaucrats no longer play brain games with Chen Xi, because they really can't beat him, especially when Chen Xi suddenly becomes serious. Even if they are real big shots, they will still be played to death. So until now, this group of people mainly depends on whether they can take advantage of the situation.

The eastern tour in the fifth year of Yuanfeng was itself an inspection based on this logic. In fact, before the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Chen Xi had already been to Jizhou and Youzhou. That is to say, except for Liangzhou and Xinzhou in the northwest, and Yizhou and Zangzhou in the southwest, Chen Xi had at least personally visited other prefectures and counties for investigation. Even if he did not stay in each prefecture for a long time, he had some understanding of it.

"The plan of connecting all counties." Yuan Shu had a complicated expression, and a series of jokes had emerged in his mind - why Sima Lang was so happy when Zangzhou was taken away, why Zhang Ji didn't want to work in Zangzhou now, why the archer of Qingqiang stopped studying archery and started studying road construction, the plan of connecting all counties, how should I put it, is really not easy to do.

Although up to now, each county of the Han Dynasty actually has its own local entry and exit routes, in fact Yinping County and Zitong County also have them, but the roads in these places are really far from the standard set by Chen Xi. A four-horse carriage must have at least four carriages running in parallel.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is unlikely that Chen Xi will come for a western tour in the tenth year of Yuanfeng. However, in the eleventh year of Yuanfeng, as long as there is no major chaos, it is very likely that Chen Xi will lead a team to inspect Yizhou.

If the issue of connecting the counties in Yizhou is raised at this point in time, Chen Xi might give it some emphasis, especially when Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang are willing to pay, the probability of success is not low.

"So what we need to do next is to show that we have money, and then we will build roads here. We hope that Chen Zichuan will support us from the perspective of the plan for connecting all counties." Liu Zhang is not completely stupid, especially after traveling all over the country and doing some practical things, he has his own understanding of the implementation of national policy plans. After all, these things cannot be learned by studying. Instead, if you follow them and are not afraid of making mistakes, you will know what you should know after wandering back and forth for a dozen times. The only disadvantage is that during the process of wandering for a dozen times, mistakes will occur, which normal people really cannot handle.

"Well, we can only use this to put pressure on Chen Zichuan. Other methods are unrealistic. There is no point in being stubborn with him. We cannot stand his legal principles, wisdom and righteousness. But talking to him nicely should be useful. It should still be of some use to our face, right?" When Yuan Shu said this, he supported his double chin and began to calculate how much face he had left.

"It's really a headache to be strong in all directions without blind spots." Liu Zhang sighed, then laughed, "It is precisely because of the strength in all directions without blind spots that we don't have to worry about someone messing around."

"Hmph, nonsense. Damn it. If it weren't for Chen Zichuan, we two would be the ones who are bullying others. What rules, what laws, do you believe in them?" Yuan Shu looked at Liu Zhang and sneered. He really thought that the two of them were good people and would not eat people. If they were in a different environment, they would eat people too. It's just that this era has a new development logic, and they don't have to be so bloody and brutal.

"I didn't believe it before." Liu Zhang nodded and said.

"Now I have to believe it." Yuan Shu sighed and said, is he the kind of person who follows the rules? He is not, but now he is, because if he follows the rules, he can walk faster and more steadily, and there will be people to escort him, so why doesn't he follow the rules?
"Ask your subordinate Zhang Ziqiao to polish an official document for us and submit it in our name to damage Chen Zichuan." Yuan Shu turned to Liu Zhang and instructed him. As for Yuan Shu's own ministers, forget it, as they are not as good as Zhang Song.

"No problem. I'll let Ziqiao prepare one, and focus on the communication between the counties." Liu Zhang instantly understood Yuan Shu's idea and said that he would take care of this matter.

"Then there's the issue of money. Forget it, that's not a problem. You can go and extort some money from your brothers and sisters in the clan." Yuan Shu continued to make arrangements for Liu Zhang.

There was no other way. They had to impress Chen Xi and show that as long as the construction team was in place, they didn't need to worry about anything else. The money needed would not be the current amount. After all, building things in a frugal manner and building on a large scale were two different things. The latter was very expensive, but the latter was the efficiency that civil engineers should have. The former was just slacking off.

"Then I will go find my brothers." Liu Zhang was not angry because of Yuan Shu's almost bossy attitude. The two of them have been each other's fathers for a long time and they are more or less used to it. They may be more careful in front of others. After all, if the master humiliates the minister, the minister will die. There are some loyal soldiers under the command of these two people. If they really humiliate each other, the soldiers under them will probably risk their lives.

But when there are only these two guys, it doesn’t matter. It’s just an humiliation. You humiliate me, and I humiliate you too. Anyway, Dad didn’t lose.

"Lend me more. I don't have enough money lately." Yuan Shu added. He had no money anyway, unless he asked Wen. But as an elder, he had no time to ask a woman for money. So it all depended on Liu Zhang's performance. He could not count on anything else.

"No problem, no problem." Liu Zhang waved his hand. It was just a loan, and it was used to develop local people's livelihood, so of course he didn't have to pay it back. Wouldn't this be moral kidnapping of Uncle Liu Yu, who had the highest moral standards in the Liu family? This was the best target for moral kidnapping. Besides, Uncle Liu Yu was really rich. Otherwise, why not just secretly take the other party's money, bring it to this side to repair the road, and build a stone sculpture squatting at the intersection for the other party? This would not only save him from wasting his saliva, but also solve all the problems.

After all, Liu Yu only saves money, he doesn’t use it!

"What are you thinking about?" Yuan Shu looked at Liu Zhang's rolling eyes and asked curiously. If he remembered correctly, Liu Zhang would only have such an expression when he had evil intentions. Thinking of this, Yuan Shu was so scared that he quickly reached out and touched his rolling beast. Without Ji Ling, only the rolling beast could bring him a little sense of security in this cold society.

"I was thinking, why don't we defraud my uncle?" Liu Zhang said tentatively.

Yuan Shu's mind was full of question marks. What was going on? You were just committing fraud. Damn it! That was too much. But when he thought about it, it was indeed exciting. Compared to borrowing money, it was easier to commit fraud directly.

"Are you talking about Lord Bo'an?" Although Yuan Shu had strange thoughts in his mind, if he lowered his head and thought about it carefully, what Liu Zhang said actually made sense. Liu Yu was very rich, extremely rich, and the Wuhuan people worked hard to build ranches in the northeast to make money for Liu Yu.

In addition, Liu Yu was an old landlord who was out of touch with the trend of the times. In other words, most of the money Liu Yu had was not spent but saved. That was a large amount of cash, and nothing could make people feel more at ease than cash.

Compared to the normal way of explaining that one is rich, directly taking out hundreds of millions and piling them there is more stimulating. This is the charm of cash, and Liu Yu is such a wealthy landlord.

"Yes, my uncle has a large sum of money, and he doesn't spend it recklessly. At most, his family members are a little extravagant, but it doesn't cost much." Liu Zhang said with shining eyes, "Over the years, if I remember correctly, it seems that when Gongsun Bogui's son went to Central Asia, my uncle asked his son to take hundreds of millions of dollars with him."

"That is to say, he still has a large sum of money now." Yuan Shu said with his eyes shining. He had no moral pressure about this kind of thing. After all, as Yuan Shu who had cheated the old men of the Yuan family in Runan of their pension money, he had no pressure in cheating Liu Yu of his pension money. Besides, he had offended Li You before, so he didn't care about offending another one. What's more, the one taking the lead this time was Liu Zhang.

In fact, Liu Zhang learned this from Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu cheated all the living expenses of the elderly people in the Yuan family in the Central Plains, and then used the money to build roads, which shocked Liu Zhang greatly.

Liu Zhang asked Yuan Shu at that time, "You have cheated all the pension money of your own old men, how are these people going to live?" Yuan Shu calmly said that he only cheated the old men of the Yuan family in Runan, and only cheated them of their money. The old men just lost their money, but were respected by the people in Yuzhou. I have erected a monument with the names of the donors written on it, and they are all old people from the Yuan family.

Liu Zhang was stunned at that time, and asked Yuan Shu, "What will happen if the elderly in your family have no money? This is not a small amount of money." Yuan Shu's answer at that time was that these elderly people all had brothers from the Chenjun Yuan family. Because any old man who was two generations older than Yuan Shu was very familiar with the cousins ​​of the Chenjun Yuan family, so they could go to the Chenjun Yuan family for food.

As for the question of whether or not to save face, damn, the Yuan family of Chen County is short of money for food for a bunch of old men like you. They don’t need it, only I, Yuan Shu, is short of it.

So, in the seventh year of Yuanfeng, most of the old men in the Yuan family moved to the Chenjun Yuan family. Although this solved the problem of Runan Yuan family's influence on the local area to a certain extent, the operation was too outrageous, so that Yuan Shu still dared not return to the Yuan family's hometown.

After all, there are some things that even if you know that what you are doing is right and the other party also knows that what you are doing is right, if you really do it you will get into a lot of trouble.

Anyway, Yuan Shu has been determined not to return to the Yuan family of Runan or to meet those old men in these years. In the past, when he went back, he would at most kowtow for half a day. But now, if he goes back, in addition to kowtow, he may also be beaten. Kowtow is acceptable, as it shows respect for the old men, but being beaten is not acceptable!

　I feel like I can't get up lately. Is it because I sleep too late?

　　(End of this chapter)