There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"Brother!"

A round, chubby man with a happy face trotted all the way into the hall, cupped his hands at Mi Zhu, and said out of breath: "The prince of the governor sent a greeting card, come to pay homage to the mansion, brother, what do you think about this?" What to do?" The person who came in was Mi Zhu's younger brother Mi Fang.

Mi Zhu stroked the short beard on his chin, and said to himself, "Here comes the scum."

"Ah?" Mi Fang was a little confused.

"I mean the Eldest Young Master is here, brother, don't neglect, hurry up and go out to greet me."

Chapter 3 Love and Hate

"Mi Zhu has seen the eldest son. The eldest son came to the humble house. I have never greeted him from afar. I am very terrified. I hope you will not be offended."

Although he doesn't think much of pottery merchants in his heart, Mi Zhu and his younger brother Mi Fang went out of the mansion to welcome them in person. Don't put your nose on your face too much.

"Don't be so bright, it's good to congratulate. I guess it's because you've increased a lot of money recently?" The pottery merchant smiled back at Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu's answer was quite satisfactory: "My lord, you are joking. The family of merchants has a small business, so why not increase your money? My lord, please come in."

The potter slapped his lips, feeling infinitely envious in his heart. Rich people are different, and the implication is that it doesn’t matter how much money you have, enough to spend, and how much you earn.

Local tyrants are local tyrants, and they don't talk well.

After entering the hall, the potter, Mi Zhu, and Mi Fang sat down according to the guest and host positions. Mi Zhu looked at the potter with a smile and said, "The eldest son sent someone to send a gift today, and I received the reward for nothing. The young master came to the mansion to see the teacher in person, and he was really terrified, terrified."

The pottery merchant smiled kindly: "Mi Biejia worries about the state affairs every day, assists his father in running Xuzhou, he has done a lot of hard work, a little gift from the boy, there is no other meaning, it is purely a feeling of gratitude."

"The eldest son really has the style of a gentleman, and he is worthy of being the son of an envoy."

Mi Zhu boasted, but his heart began to be curious. This kid's behavior was completely different from his usual dumbfounded look. What was he talking about was a gift, and he was paying homage to the mansion. How could he be grateful?I don't seem to know him well.

"My lord, I must have something to do here today!" Mi Zhu tested with a smile.

"I'm fine." The potter shook his head.

Mi Zhu obviously didn't believe it: "No, there must be something wrong."

"It's really okay."

Mi Zhu stared at the potter with piercing eyes: "Why do you have to be so polite with me, Eldest Young Master? If there is something to do, just talk about it. If I can do it, it will be a dog's work."

Mi Fang sat on the side and echoed: "Yes, Eldest Young Master, if you have something to say, just say it, our brothers are both Tao Shijun's subordinates, in other words, they are also Eldest Young Master's subordinates, Eldest Young Master has something to do, but it's okay to talk about it! My two brothers, you don't have to be polite at all."

The potter raised his eyebrows slightly: "You two hope so much that I have something to do? Alright, then I'll borrow some money."

The expressions of Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's brothers froze instantly.

"Young master, don't make trouble."

The pottery merchant said curiously: "I really have nothing to do when I come here, but don't be too generous. If I don't find something to do, I'm afraid I'll be cold. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. Lend me [-] strings first." Huahua?"

Mi Zhu's head was dripping with sweat, why did he seem to be involved in it by this kid.

"The eldest son is joking, the son is the eldest son of the governor, and his family is prominent, how can he be short of money?"

Sure enough, the richer people are, the more deductible they are, and the more stingy they are. Just now they said that they are not polite, but now they will be dragging their feet.

"Biejia, now that Dong Zhuo is occupying the capital and bullying the sage, all the princes of the Kanto have issued a call to action, meeting to go west to attack Dong Zhuo, what advice do you have on this matter?"

Mi Zhu was even more surprised when he heard the words. He just thought that the pottery merchant came to really want to borrow money, but he didn't expect that the conversation changed and he was actually discussing this matter with him.

It can't be seen that this kid is usually in a daze, but at critical moments, he can still distinguish between right and wrong. Could it be that Mi has lost his sight on weekdays?

In fact, the Kwantung princes joined forces to discuss Dong, which shocked the world. Mi Zhu also thought about this matter day and night, weighing the pros and cons of this matter for the land of Xuzhou, but no one had ever discussed it with him.I don't want Tao Qian to be the first to ask him about this matter today, but his son, the pottery merchant.

"What does the eldest son mean?"

The potter was not in a hurry to reveal his truth: "What do you mean by don't drive?"

Mi Zhu smiled and said, "I should be called to join the alliance and watch from the sidelines."

The pottery merchant nodded and said, "Father also meant the same thing."

"Oh? Eldest Young Master also discussed this matter with Tao Shijun?"

"We discussed a few words, but we didn't reach an agreement." The potter admitted honestly.

Mi Zhu said with a smile: "So, the Eldest Young Master has a mutual understanding of Tao Shijun and his subordinates?"

"There are indeed some different opinions. Please don't ask for help." The potter clasped his hands back.

"What does the eldest son mean?"

The pottery merchant said word by word: "We should be called to join the alliance to enrich our wings."

Mi Fang couldn't hold back when she heard the words, she couldn't help but chuckle.Mi Zhu frowned slightly, and knocked on the table in dissatisfaction, signaling Mi Fang not to be rude.The potter, on the other hand, glanced at Mi Fang, pretending not to see it.

Fatty, laugh at me!Not at all deep, how dare you be an official?Looking for a chance to kill you.

Mi Zhu Gujing's unwavering expression showed a bit of weirdness: "To have abundant wings? Eldest son, I'm sorry to say bluntly, a soldier is a weapon, and the way to injure the enemy and self-injury is the best policy if it is head-to-head without hurting your vitality. How can you return it?" Can you grow your wings?"

The pottery merchant didn't speak directly, but asked instead: "Don't drive, Mi's family is very rich in Xuzhou, they are involved in all kinds of business, dare to ask don't drive, what business is the most profitable?"

When it came to doing business, Mi Zhu's chest puffed up a little, and his face was full of pride.

"The Mi family has been farming for generations and has accumulated money from generation to generation. However, the most profitable business still requires north-south trade. North freight is south, south freight is north, and there are risks. Comparable, moreover, the name of the Mi family can be widely spread from north to south, and the greater the reputation, the famous merchants from all states and counties are willing to cooperate with the Mi family, and the profits are like a continuous stream, slowly flowing."

At first Mi Zhu spoke in a calm and steady manner, but the more he spoke, his voice became softer, and the light in his eyes seemed to become brighter, as if he understood something.

Seeing Mi Zhu's expression, the potter knew that the old boy was thinking a little bit.

"Don't talk about just now, do you mean that the most profitable business is not cultivation and recuperation? It's north-south trade. Although there are risks in this project, one is huge profits, and the other is the most important thing, it can be famous! Mi's giant Once Jia's reputation spreads, merchants all over the world will cooperate with each other and benefit endlessly, this is the way of long-term business."

The meaning of the potter's talk, in fact, is just to express the function of brand effect.

Man is a sensory animal. No matter what he does or buys, he is always looking for well-known big brands. In later generations, to put it another way, it is the Matthew effect. Big companies merge small companies, and big companies To monopolize the more important resources, the stronger the stronger but never leave it, the famous brand name must be there, the stronger the brand effect, the more resources the enterprise can get.

The meaning of the potter's words indirectly awakened Mi Zhu: doing business, pay attention to brand effect, so as to monopolize more money and trade resources, and Xuzhou's participation in the pottery board alliance can also take this opportunity to become famous and build its own political brand!In order to monopolize more human resources and political resources.

Business and politics are always the same, nothing more.

Mi Zhu stopped talking, and kept looking at the potter with straight eyes, which made the pottery feel a little nervous.

This old boy has such wretched eyes, shouldn't he be attracted to him?I heard that rich people have distorted psychology and perverted hobbies. If he dares to be rude to me, I will blow his head off.

"The meaning of the son is that you don't want to stand on the sidelines, but use the battle against Dong to promote the name of Xuzhou in order to develop in the future?" Mi Zhu narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

The pottery merchant nodded, and said: "That's right, the boy is dull, and he is far less considerate of Zhou Xiang than his father and Biejia. Please correct me."