Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Having said that, Jia Xu glanced at Xu Huang secretly.

In fact, Jia Xu was very inclined to ask Xu Huang to apologize to the Mi family, and return the face lost by the Mi family.

It's not that Jia Xu is soft-headed, it's because after some contact, he found that the wealth of the Mi family is far beyond imagination. Having a quarrel with Liu Biao too early can also guarantee Li Yi's supply of food and grass.

Therefore, in the face of this situation, personal face gains and losses are not so important. If Jia Xu himself had conflicted with the Mi family back then, he would have apologized without saying a word.

When Xu Huang saw Jia Xu's gaze, he suddenly understood that Jia Xu had vaguely revealed to him the wealth of the Mi family before. As for the next words, although he didn't say it clearly, Xu Huang could tell that he wanted him to sacrifice a little. Let the two sides try to make friends as much as possible.

Without any hesitation, Xu Huang cupped his fists and said: "My lord, it was the last general who was wrong about what happened that day, and the Mi family is rich, so I can help my lord, so Xu Huang please order me to enter Xuzhou to accomplish this for my lord! "

Zhang Liaodian Wei's face changed when he heard the words, Xu Huang said that this matter was achieved, how could it be achieved?Naturally, to apologize.

They are all warriors with relatively stubborn personalities. Many times, even if they die, they don't want to lose face. Xu Huang's statement like this is not a small sacrifice.

As for those civil servants, they showed admiration on their faces, thinking that Xu Huang knew the general, and he was worthy of being a good general that Li Yi relied on.

Of course, they didn't feel that Xu Huang was at a disadvantage, and after Li Yi achieved great things, they would just let Xu Huang get back the face he lost.

Everyone looked at Li Yi again, waiting for him to give an opinion, and Li Yi looked at the expressions of the civil and military groups, and still understood that they had different opinions, and couldn't help secretly feeling that this civil and military dispute is really innate.

Li Yi smiled slightly, patted Xu Huang on the shoulder, motioned him to sit down, and then said: "Scholars, farmers, businessmen, although the merchants are the last, I have never underestimated merchants. This Mi family is an example. Although I dare not say big things , but it is enough to control the situation in one place.”

Speaking of this, Li Yi looked at the generals, and continued: "This matter is indeed my fault, and it is only natural to come to the door to make amends."

Several generals couldn't help showing joy, they were already familiar with Li Yi's way of speaking, and knew that there must be a "but" behind it.

Sure enough, Li Yi changed the subject and said with a more serious tone, "However, I always help my relatives and don't help. The Mi family is rich, so it is necessary to resolve conflicts, but it is absolutely necessary for Gongming to come to apologize. No."

Xu Huang was moved, and opened his mouth to plead for orders again, but Li Yi raised his hand to signal that he didn't need to say more, and then continued: "Besides, this matter is not only about closeness, nor is it just about Gongming's personal face, it is also about my entire army. Momentum issue."

Li Yi turned his head and looked at his counselors on the left and right, and said: "When I was in Xiangyang before, when I faced the state shepherd, I gave way again and again in the confrontation. Status, even if we make concessions, it is only natural in the eyes of the world, not only will it not damage our reputation, but we will be praised for being humble and knowing how to advance and retreat, but Xuzhou's Mi family is different."

Before Li Yi finished speaking, Jia Xu knew it in his heart, and his face showed shame.

Li Yi smiled, and then said seriously: "If we bow our heads to the Mi family because of the purchase of grain, even if we get grain and grass in the future, we will lose heart. Even if it is cheap in a short time, it will take a long time I'm afraid I can only be used as a laughing stock, saying that I will be afraid of even a businessman, so how will the Jingzhou family feel when it really comes?"

Jia Xu said apologetically, "Thank you, my lord, for your guidance, otherwise I will lose the big one this time."

At this time, the rest of the people also understood. Apart from being ashamed, they also admired Li Yi's eyes.

It's just that these people don't know that Li Yi's original intention of saying this is actually to see what other plans he will feel in his heart.

Li Yi coughed lightly, and said to Jia Xu: "Sir, don't blame yourself. In fact, I also understand what you think. After all, the financial resources of the Mi family are really important. If it is not for the long-term, even I will be tempted."

At this time, Guo Jia, who had been listening silently, suddenly asked: "My lord, there is another way to make Xuzhou's Mi family stop embarrassing us?"

Li Yi frowned, and said with a smile: "Those who know me, Fengxiao!"

Everyone immediately cheered up, and they all looked at Li Yi, and Xu Huang couldn't help asking: "What is the lord planning to do?"

Li Yi was not in a hurry to answer, but instead pretended to be inscrutable, and asked instead: "In your opinion, what do merchants love the most?"

"Of course I love money the most!"

Dian Wei spoke quickly and was the first to answer. Everyone laughed, thinking that Dian Wei was right.

However, Jia Xu shook his head and said: "General Dian Wei's words are right, but they are also wrong."

Dian Wei scratched his head and asked, "Why?"

Jia Xu looked at Li Yi's expression first, and didn't see anything unusual, then explained: "Ordinary merchants naturally love money like their lives, but the Mi family in Xuzhou is different. When it comes to wealth, the Mi family is already second to none in Xuzhou. Therefore, Jia guessed that the Mi family's pursuit of fame is better than seeking wealth!"

Dian Wei nodded repeatedly, feeling that what Jia Xu said made sense.

Li Yi took the words and said, "That's right, I also think what Mr. said is reasonable."

Li Yi was very sure of this in his heart. Historically, the Mi family's investment in Liu Bei was a political investment by the Mi family themselves, hoping to achieve the transformation from a merchant to a noble family.

Although Mi Fang's incident happened in the end, looking at the Mi family as a whole, the business was still very successful.

And what Li Yi wants to do is to let himself take Liu Bei's place. However, although Li Yi's current situation is much better than Liu Bei's, the distance between the two parties is too far. Li Yi wants to bring the Mi family to his side On a boat, the difficulty is much greater.

Everyone looked at Li Yi again, waiting for him to tell the strategy to deal with the Mi family.

Li Yi was not in a hurry to speak, but first filled the wine glass for Cai Yong, and then bowed respectfully, and then, under the puzzled eyes of everyone, he assumed a superior posture, and said leisurely: " A certain person just made a calculation, there is a younger brother and a younger sister in Mi Zhu's family, and her younger sister is now ready to marry, with a gentle temperament, virtuous and virtuous, if I were with her."

Before Li Yi finished the second half of his sentence, he was interrupted by a snort.

Looking for the sound, he saw that Cai Yong's old face was so dark that it couldn't get any darker.

It's not to blame Cai Yong for being angry, it's really that Li Yi, the son-in-law, is too badass, his integrity is broken, and he started thinking about continuing to take concubines before he bridal with the newcomer, even an old man can't stand it!

Li Yi knew that he was in the wrong, so he could only smile sarcastically, and saluted Cai Yong again.

Cai Yong stared at Li Yi, his mouth moved, but in the end he just sighed and said nothing, because he understood that what Li Yi just said was really a good method.

Moreover, Li Yi's ambition is so great, and he wants to achieve great things. I don't know how many such marriages there will be. Instead of being entangled in this aspect, I might as well focus on the overall situation and help Li Yi do more things. Shrewd, he will definitely not let his daughter suffer.

Chapter 265

Li Yi's subordinates suppressed their smiles one by one, and all turned their heads away, pretending not to see the scene of Li Yi begging Cai Yong for mercy.

But soon, except for a few people with relatively thick nerves, all the faces of the rest showed joy.

They were dubious about Li Yi's "pinch fingers and count" itself, but because of long-term contact, everyone knew that Li Yi had never been ambiguous about major matters, and there seemed to be some unknown source of information, Since Li Yi dared to say in public that Mi Zhu had a younger sister, then Mi Zhu must have a younger sister.

If Li Yi can marry Mi Zhu's sister, all the problems before him will naturally be solved.

We're all a family now, what about Xu Huang's matter?

Moreover, as long as the Mi family has the idea of ​​changing from a businessman to a scholar, once the two families get married, the Mi family is likely to spare no effort to support Li Yi's career.

The reason is simple, because Li Yi is one of the most worthwhile people in the world today.

This is not to say that Li Yi's strength is already against the sky, but because of his identity, age, reputation, achievements, and other existing conditions, it is determined that what he pays for him today is likely to be doubled in the future.

On the contrary, people like Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are powerful, but from the perspective of businessman investment, they are not very cost-effective.

Yuan Shao, someone has money, someone has soldiers and food, and they don’t lack for anything. Even if the Mi family donates all their belongings, it will be just icing on the cake at most. In addition, the Mi family is a family of merchants, so they are likely to be looked down upon by Yuan Shao. Do everything you can, and you'll probably just get a false name in the end.

As for people like Liu Biao, age is a flaw. If you invest money in him today, you can’t say that if he falls down tomorrow, he will be sick immediately. By then, he will definitely lose everything.

Therefore, in the eyes of people like Jia Xu and Guo Jia, as long as the Mi family members think calmly, they will definitely see Li Yi's advantages.

Moreover, those who had known about the Mi family's financial resources knew very well that Li Yi's absorption of the Mi family into the group definitely played a pivotal role in the growth of this force.