Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 101 You gave birth to a prodigal son

When Liu He came out, he saw Liu Yu standing under the dim eaves with his hands behind his back, his face as sinking as water.

We haven't seen him for more than three years. He is a bit older than he remembered. He was wearing a leather robe and said in a deep voice: "You traitor, why don't you kneel down?"

Liu He became more and more confused and could only kneel down obediently: "I wonder why father is angry?"

"Hmph, don't you know what you did yourself?" Liu Yu said angrily, "What did you do in Dukang Pavilion?"

Liu He looked up blankly. Dukang Pavilion is now busy with resettling the people, preparing wineries, iron shops, etc. The only difference is that a market is planned at the south gate, and there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Mrs. Wang persuaded: "Husband, what do you have to say, you father and son just met, and you are so noisy?"

Liu Yu pointed at Liu He and cursed: "This traitor only has some merits, but he is greedy for pleasure and builds a lot of construction projects. How can he behave like this?"

Mrs. Wang asked puzzledly, "What did He'er do?"

"Ma'am, you gave birth to a prodigal son, you can ask him yourself!" Liu Yu snorted, leaned over to pick up the frightened Liu Rui, turned around and went in.

Liu He got up helplessly, completely unaware of where Liu Yu came from. Seeing Mrs. Wang smiled wryly and shook her head, everyone entered the room together and stood obediently in the hall.

After all, Mrs. Wang is a child of a family with extraordinary knowledge. She stepped forward and said, "What happened to Dukang Pavilion? You can talk about it so that we can discuss it together. There may be some misunderstandings."

Liu Yu snorted coldly, stared at Liu He and asked, "The timber of the Dukang Pavilion is piled up like a mountain, and nearly a hundred acres of land has been designated as a wine pond. Is there such a thing?"

Liu He nodded and said, "It's true!"

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Liu Yu slapped the table and shouted angrily: "You are only 18 years old. Although you are a Marquis, you don't have to be so eager to build a palace. The people are poor and homeless, and die of cold and hunger. How much food will be consumed for such a big wine pool? What kind of dignity is it to waste people's money and ruin family style at such a young age?"

Liu He was startled when he heard the words, and then suddenly realized that Liu Yu was angry about this matter, and he had misunderstood it. Liu Yu was frugal and thrifty by nature. Seeing Liu He's extravagance and waste, he was naturally very angry.

It is true that he asked people to cut wood to build a house, but not for himself. The hundred-acre wine garden was for long-term planning, but it was a cornucopia for the future.

But in Liu Yu's eyes, such a toss is really no different from a prodigal son!
"Father misunderstood!" After thinking about this, Liu He stopped being angry, and took two steps forward to explain: "The people are free in winter, and I asked them to find wood for the purpose of building houses to accommodate the people, not for repairing palaces. "

Liu Yu sneered and said, "It's just to repair houses, so much wood is needed? Aren't there already many houses outside the city?"

Liu He shook his head and said: "Dukang Pavilion is an irrigation area of ​​Yan State. Waterwheels, water mills, etc. need to be built. In addition, I also plan to replace a batch of furniture. This will consume a lot of wood and is not for personal gain."

"Okay, even so!" Liu Yu nodded and asked again: "Then let me ask you, what is the purpose of the hundred-acre wine pool? Isn't it for pleasure? Have you ever thought about how much food it would cost?"

Liu He smiled helplessly and said: "This wine pond was built just to get more money and food."

Liu Yu laughed back angrily: "Hey, can't it be possible that grain can grow in the wine pond?"

Liu Heyan said: "What my father doesn't know is that the wine pond built today is very different from the past. One pound of wine here can be exchanged for 50 shi of grain."

"What?" Liu Yu was shocked and looked at Liu He with wide eyes. After a moment, he sneered: "Isn't what you brewed a jade liquid? Is it more expensive than gold?"

"To be honest, the first batch of money and food for relocation and construction was exchanged for this kind of wine," Liu He smiled, came to the table, opened the cork of a porcelain bottle, and poured a glass of wine for Liu Yu : "This wine is unique today, and it is indeed worth thousands of gold."

Liu Yu's face became more and more ugly. He thought that Liu He was buying and selling by force. He deliberately set the price of wine high and forced those merchants to buy it. This kind of thing often happened to Shi Changshi. He hated it the most. Hearing this, he became violent. He slapped the table: "Shut up!"

During this period of time in Luoyang, Liu He gave him a lot of face. Even Emperor Han Ling praised Liu He as the pillar of the Liu family. He heard the praises of the people along the way in Hebei, and the praise of Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou. It is natural for him to be a father. Feeling ashamed, the more he sees him like this in private, the more painful he is.

But Liu He is his son after all, and he has not yet grown up. As long as he can be warned early, it is not too late. He took a deep breath to calm his mind, and took the wine brought by Liu He with both hands.

Although his fingers trembled slightly with anger, he tried his best to teach in a calm voice: "He'er, be honest, never use power for personal gain, let alone bully others..."

"Huh?" When he was talking and brought the wine glass to his lips, a strong and refreshing aroma of wine came to his nostrils, and he was stunned: "Hiss—what wine is so strong?"

Liu He smiled and said, "How about you try it first?"

Liu Yu observed the wine glass under the lamp and saw that the wine was very clear. He put it to his lips and sniffed it before inhaling it. After smacking for a while, he murmured, "This wine...is really fragrant!"

Liu He hurriedly said: "This is just the preliminary brewing of the original wine. After the wine cellar and other equipment are completed, after some processing, the aroma of the wine will be more rich and elegant, the taste will be mellow and round, and the aftertaste will be truly long."

"Is there such a good wine?" Liu Yu licked his tongue in disbelief, looked at the empty wine glass, and immediately frowned, "Does this wine need to be brewed with fifty shi grains?"

Liu He said with a smile: "It doesn't require fifty stones. The raw materials only need five liters of grain. When the technology is mature, three liters of grain will be enough!"

"Then you..." Liu Yu was taken aback and looked at Liu He in astonishment. After a while, he pointed at him and cursed: "A profiteer, he is indeed a profiteer... It is true that no businessman can be a traitor, no businessman can be a traitor -"

"Father, how can this be a profiteer?" Liu He was helpless, and hurriedly argued: "This wine is only found in this world, and I can't sell it at this price. This is called rarity. In order to brew this wine, I don’t know how much energy wasted.”

"You are quibbling! But the wine... is indeed not bad!"

Liu Yu always felt that doing so was unethical and not benevolent, but he also felt that this kind of wine was indeed not expensive to sell for a thousand gold, so he suddenly put the wine glass on the table: "Pour the wine!"

Liu He smiled knowingly and said while pouring the wine: "The high price set now is to collect money and food to prepare for next spring planting. The wealthy businessmen have a lot of money and food, but they only lack this wine. How can they be happy with each other?" No?"

"Hmph, you can settle this matter yourself, it has nothing to do with being a father!" Liu Yu first set himself aside, drank it all in one gulp, and then handed the wine glass to Liu He: "Have another drink!"

Liu He thought that he was exhausted and hadn't eaten at night, and his mood fluctuated too much at this time, so he hurriedly said, "If you drink any more, you will get drunk."

"Can you become a father after three glasses of wine?" Liu Yu stared, bloodshot eyes already appeared, and his eyes were a little blurry. He pointed at another wine glass and said: "We haven't seen each other in three years. He'er has really grown up. You can come and accompany me." Father, have a drink."

(End of this chapter)